Abstract
Summary
The inhibition of oxygen consumption of rat cerebral cortex slices by ethyl alcohol was studied at 37.7 C, 30 C and 20 C. The inhibition becomes progressively greater with time at 37.7 C; such progressive inhibition is less marked at 30 C and is absent at 20 C. The minimum effective inhibitory concentration increases with decrease in temperature. The percentage inhibition with a given concentration of alcohol decreases with decrease in temperature.
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