Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal: Experimental Studies II

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
General Depressant Drug Dependency: A Biophysical Hypothesis....Pages 1-9
The Binding of Alcohol to Brain Membranes....Pages 11-22
Ethanol-Induced Changes in Cation-Stimulated Adenosine Triphospha-Tase Activity and Lipid-Proteolipid Labeling of Brain Microsomes....Pages 23-36
Alteration in Cerebral Polynucleotide Metabolism Following Chronic Ethanol Ingestion....Pages 37-53
Effects of Ethanol on Electrolyte Metabolism and Neurotransmitter Release in the CNS....Pages 55-64
Disposition of Catecholamine-Derived Alkaloids in Mammalian Systems....Pages 65-78
Biosynthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinoline Alkaloids in Brain and other Tissues of Ethanol-Intoxicated Rats....Pages 79-91
The Effects of Acute Ethanol Intoxication on Cerebral Energy Metabolism....Pages 93-109
The Use of Tritium and 14 C Labelled Ethanol in Studies of Ethanol Metabolism at High Ethanol Concentrations....Pages 111-118
Enzymes of Biogenic Aldehyde Metabolism....Pages 119-138
Variations in the Acetaldehyde Level of Some Tissues in Hyper- and Hypothyroid Rats....Pages 139-148
Factors Controlling the Rate of Alcohol Disposal by the Liver....Pages 149-161
The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide Production and Catalase in Hepatic Ethanol Metabolism....Pages 163-183
Effect of Chronic Alcohol Consumption on Ethanol and Acetaldehyde Metabolism....Pages 185-227
The Effects of Ethanol on Tryptophan Pyrrolase Activity and Their Comparison with Those of Phenobarbitone and Morphine....Pages 229-251
Pituitary Function in Chronic Alcoholism....Pages 253-255
Body Composition in Control, Alcoholic and Depressive Individuals Using a Multiple Isotope Technique and Whole Body Counting of Potassium....Pages 257-269
Impairment of Memory after Prolonged Alcohol Consumption in Mice....Pages 271-278
Maximization of Ethanol Intake in the Rat....Pages 279-294
Alteration of Ethanol Preference in Rats; Effects of β-Carbolines....Pages 295-301
Evidence of a Central Cholinergic Role in Alcohol Preference....Pages 303-310
The Lateral Hypothalamus, Catecholamines and Ethanol Self-Administration in Rats....Pages 311-321
Establishment of Ethanol as a Reinforcer for Rhesus Monkeys Via the Oral Route: Initial Results....Pages 323-342
Alcohol Withdrawal Convulsions in Genetically Different Populations of Mice....Pages 343-352
A Behavioral and Electrophysiological Analysis of Ethanol Dependence in the Rat....Pages 353-372
Ethanol Consumption Subsequent to Physical Dependence....Pages 373-378
Alcoholic Liver Injury: Experimental Models in Rats and Baboons....Pages 379-393
Hepatic and Metabolic Effects of Ethanol on Rhesus Monkeys....Pages 395-405
Respiratory Depressant Effects of Ethanol: Mediation by Serotonin....Pages 407-417
Correlation of Brain Amine Changes with Ethanol-Induced Sleep-Time in Mice....Pages 419-430
Experimental Ethanol Ingestion: Sleep Variables and Metabolites of Dopamine and Serotonin in the Cerebrospinal Fluid....Pages 431-451
Effects of Alcohol Ingestion and Abstinence on Slow Wave Sleep of Alcoholics....Pages 453-466
The Relation Between Baseline Slow Wave Sleep and the Slow Wave Sleep Response to Alcohol in Alcoholics....Pages 467-475
Slow Wave Sleep and Carry-over of Functional Tolerance and Physical Dependence in Alcoholics....Pages 477-493
Do Sleep Patterns Relate to the Desire for Alcohol?....Pages 495-508
A Note on Rem Rebound during Experimental Alcohol Withdrawal in Alcoholics....Pages 509-513
“Arousal” and Alcoholism: Psychophysiological Responses to Alcohol....Pages 515-536
Alcohol and Secobarbital: Effects on Information Processing....Pages 537-552
Alcohol and Bilateral Evoked Brain Potentials....Pages 553-567
Brain Damage in Alcoholics: Altered States of Unconsciousness....Pages 569-584
Alcoholic Blackouts and Korsakoff’s Syndrome....Pages 585-593
Some Analyses of the Information Processing and Sensory Capacities of Alcoholic Korsakoff Patients....Pages 595-604
Reduction of Sensory Sharpening Processes Associated with Chronic Alcoholism....Pages 605-613
Quantitative Changes of Signs and Symptoms Associated with Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: Incidence, Severity and Circadian Effects in Experimental Studies of Alcoholics....Pages 615-631
Behavioral Concomitants of the Relationship between Baseline Slow Wave Sleep and Carry-over of Tolerance and Dependence in Alcoholics....Pages 633-643
Marital Interaction during Experimental Intoxication and the Relationship to Family History....Pages 645-653
Back Matter....Pages 655-667