Paradoxical effects of acute ethanolism in experimental brain injury
Long-term ethanol consumption significantly reduced acetylcholine-induced relaxation in the aortic rings from rats treated with ethanol for 12 wk and 8 wk. Chronic ethanol consumption produced an increased responsiveness to phenylephrine in aortas, although there was no relationship between the period of treatment (2, 6 and 10 wk) and the magnitude of the enhancement of […]