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  • Title: Pressor effect of moderate alcohol consumption in man: a proposed mechanism.
    Author: Ireland M, Vandongen R, Davidson L, Beilin L, Rouse I.
    Journal: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol; 1983; 10(3):375-9. PubMed ID: 6627753.
    Abstract:
    Ingestion of alcohol was associated with a highly significant increase in systolic blood pressure and heart rate which occurred before the blood alcohol reached its peak concentration of 16.9 (s.e.m. = 1.1) mol/1. Drinking non-alcoholic cold liquids caused a marked but transient fall in adrenaline and a rise in noradrenaline concentration. Alcohol prevented this fall in adrenaline and led to a sustained increase in noradrenaline concentration. These changes may be implicated in the elevation of blood pressure associated with alcohol consumption.
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