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Article: Alcohol's Interactions With Circadian Rhythms.
- Article from:
- Alcohol Research & Health
- Article date:
- March 22, 2001
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A Focus on Body Temperature
The complex interaction between alcohol and the body's circadian rhythm has become a rapidly expanding area in chronopharmacology. This area has key implications for the field of alcohol research, because understanding alcohol's effects on the body's internal clock will aid scientists in designing medications and behavioral interventions for treating alcohol abuse and dependence. A number of studies provide evidence that alcohol sensitivity and preference vary with circadian timing. However, only a few studies support alcohol's ability to influence the circadian phase directly. This review focuses on studies examining how alcohol and ...