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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1093860
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Effect of Adrenaline on Plasma Vitamin C Levels in Normal Subjects
Publication History
Publication Date:
08 January 2009 (online)

Abstract
Studies of the effect of the intravenous injection of adrenaline on Vitamin C metabolism in healthy subjects showed that it produced a rapid and significant fall in plasma Vitamin C levels. The levels began to increase again before the end of the 30 minute adrenaline infusion.
The administration of a β-blocker - Propranolol - immediately prior to the adrenaline infusion completely abolished the Vitamin C response.
The changes in Vitamin C levels appeared unrelated to any adrenaline induced changes in the blood sugar and plasma insulin levels.
Key words
Adrenaline - β-Blockade - Glucose - Insulin - Ascorbic Acid
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