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Viability of Cells in Ethanol; Role of Alcohol Dehydrogenase

Anthony Shields, David Baltimore, Ralph S. Ryback

SUMMARY. Rodent cells were found to contain a high level of alcohol dehydrogenase activity which was not inducible. Other hepatoma and nonhepatoma cell lines were tested and found to contain lower but measurable levels of alcohol dehydrogenase.