TY - JOUR T1 - THE MECHANISM OF ACTION OF MONOFLUOROETHANOL JF - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics JO - J Pharmacol Exp Ther SP - 464 LP - 467 VL - 106 IS - 4 AU - Grant R. Bartlett Y1 - 1952/12/01 UR - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/106/4/464.abstract N2 - The experiments reported emphasize the lack of biological reactivity of mono-fluoroethanol itself and indicate that its toxic effects result from an oxidation to fluoroacetic acid by tissue alcohol dehydrogenase. ER -