Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Derived from hydrogen and cinnamic acid.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
hydrocinnamic acid or its derivatives.
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Examples
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In my laboratory, my colleagues and I injected hydrocinnamic acid into the brains of alcohol-preferring mice whose alcohol intake had been measured under conditions in which they had a choice of alcohol or water.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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When we measured the level of brain enkephalin in both groups, we found it to be significantly higher in the group that had received the hydrocinnamic acid.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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To find the reason for this encouraging effect, we then injected one group of alcohol-preferring mice with hydrocinnamic acid, and another similar group with a saline solution.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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When I discussed the experiment with Ehrenpreis he suggested that we begin by testing the effect of hydrocinnamic acid, a metabolite of D-phenylalanine thought to be a more potent inhibitor than D-phenylalanine, itself.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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In my laboratory, my colleagues and I injected hydrocinnamic acid into the brains of alcohol-preferring mice whose alcohol intake had been measured under conditions in which they had a choice of alcohol or water.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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When we measured the level of brain enkephalin in both groups, we found it to be significantly higher in the group that had received the hydrocinnamic acid.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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To find the reason for this encouraging effect, we then injected one group of alcohol-preferring mice with hydrocinnamic acid, and another similar group with a saline solution.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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When I discussed the experiment with Ehrenpreis he suggested that we begin by testing the effect of hydrocinnamic acid, a metabolite of D-phenylalanine thought to be a more potent inhibitor than D-phenylalanine, itself.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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