Abstract
Available experimental and clinical data on the role of the L-carnitine system in the organism of mammals in the state of alcohol intoxication are summarized. Possible mechanisms of the protective action of L-carnitine in cases of alcohol injury are considered.
MeSH terms
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Alcoholism / drug therapy*
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Alcoholism / metabolism
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Animals
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Carnitine / administration & dosage*
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Carnitine / metabolism
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Central Nervous System Depressants / administration & dosage
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Central Nervous System Depressants / metabolism
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Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
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Ethanol / administration & dosage
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Ethanol / metabolism
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Humans
Substances
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Central Nervous System Depressants
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Ethanol
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Carnitine