Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1943 · 22 citations · 0 references
MedicineEndocrinologyPharmacologyNeuroendocrinologyNeuropharmacologyPharmacodynamicsAddictionAdrenal HormonesAutonomic Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous System ResponsesMechanisms Of Drug ActionNeuroendocrine ResponsesAcetaldehyde EffectsAdrenergic TransmissionChemical Stimulus ResponseEpinephrine As VasoconstrictorSympathetic ActivationSympathetic ArousalSympathoadrenal Activation
Acetaldehyde, given intravenously, has a pressor action resembling epinephrine. This action is peripheral. and resembles that of sympathetic stimulation in that it is markedly potentiated by cocaine. It is not due to liberation of epinephrine from the adrenal glands.