@article{ref1,
title="Studies on acetaldehyde metabolism in blood: What really causes alcohol-induced organic lesions?",
journal="Blutalkohol",
year="1982",
author="Fischer, G. and Kampmann, H.",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="53-74",
abstract="The purpose of the investigation was to find the distribution of acetaldehyde (AcH) in human blood. Acetaldehyde formed from ethanol can be found almost exclusively on red cells; in plasma only small concentrations of acetaldehyde can be shown. It is presumed that the acetaldehyde formed in vivo is not present in blood in a free form. Thus, the 'circulating' acetaldehyde has no extravascular effect and should be excluded as the cause of alcoholic organic lesions. In human plasma, a reduction of the acetaldehyde concentrations was established which - in contrast to the AcH metabolism of erythrocytes - is not due to enzymes (in vitro).<p />",
language="de",
issn="0006-5250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}