Formic acid, a byproduct of methanol, is known to alter the normal functioning of the nervous system and was found in higher quantities in alcoholics. The toxicity of formic acid was significantlyslowed down by administering folic acid in an animal model.
The study was led by Dr. Bhushan Kapur, Department of Clinical Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in collaboration with Dr. Peter Carlen, Department of Neurosciences, Toronto Western Division of the University Health Network.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, MEDIA RELEASE--(Marketwire - Nov. 22, 2007) - A new study with groundbreaking public health implications for treating alcoholism and preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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