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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 2.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2008 Jul 24;32(10):1774–1781. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00762.x

Fig. 1. Time-course of plasma ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations following ethanol administration.

Fig. 1

Animals were administered a 2 g/kg dose of ethanol and blood was collected at varying time points. (A) Plasma ethanol and (B) acetaldehyde levels were measured via gas chromatography. Ethanol and acetaldehyde are rapidly increased and then acetaldehyde levels stabilize as ethanol is metabolized. (C) 3α,5α-THP levels were increased in both the plasma and the cerebral cortex 45 minutes after ethanol administration. Plasma 3α,5α-THP levels are measured as ng/ml and brain as ng/g. *p<0.01 compared to controls, n=4-8 in duplicate.