Alcohol
Volume 28, Issue 3 , Pages 189-195 , November 2002

Maintaining steady state arterial alcohol levels in rats by using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model

  • Sandra L Morzorati

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-317-274-7815; fax: +1-317-274-1365.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4887, USA
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  • Vijay A Ramchandani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5121, USA
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  • Ting-Kai Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 975 West Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5121, USA
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  • Sean O'Connor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 791 Union Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4887, USA
    • Richard L. Roudeboush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1481 West 10th Street, Indianapolis IN 46202, USA

Received 4 December 2001 ,Revised 2 August 2002 ,Accepted 14 September 2002.

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Alcohol
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