Pharmacology of ethanol
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The pharmacology of ethanol involves both pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. In the body, ethanol primarily affects the central nervous system, acting as a depressant and causing sedation, relaxat
Stage Three of the Five stages of inebriation, c. 1863–1868, by Charles Percy Pickering
Ethanol fermentation cycle
People drinking spritzers at a festival in Hungary. Carbonated alcoholic drinks seem to be absorbed faster.
Alcohol (drug)
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Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, dec
Pharmacology of ethanol
…subpopulations of the GABAA receptor with specific subunit compositions via which it interacts with and potentiates the receptor. Research indicates ethanol is involved in the inhibition of L-type calcium channels. One study showed the nature of ethanol binding to L-type calcium channels is according to…
A group of merry, dancing invalids discarding their medicines in favour of alcohol as a cure. Coloured aquatint by G. Hunt, 1827, after T. Lane.
One of the signs of a severe hangover is a headache
Tranquillizers, sleeping pills, opiates, and alcohol. Opioid-related deaths often involve alcohol.
Lucas test: negative (left) with ethanol and positive with t-butanol.