Plasma vasopressin in ethanol intoxication and hangover

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The effect of ethanol intoxication and hangover on immunoreactive plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) concentration was studied in 7 healthy supine men in controlled clinical conditions. In 6 subjects plasma AVP increased above control values at the time of maximal blood ethanol Concentration. The highest AVP values were observed in the subjects having nausea and vomiting and the worst hangover symptoms. During hangover plasma AVP values were higher than the controls and the response of plasma AVP to upright posture was exaggerated. The dissociation of plasma AVP concentration and ethanol diuresis suggested that the suppression of AVP release is not the sole determinant of ethanol diuresis. The study may indicate that the toxic effects of ethanol and the severity of hangover symptoms are associated with the state of hydration and individual sensitivity of AVP triggering mechanisms. © 1978 Scandinavian Physiological Society

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Linkola, J., Ylikahri, R., Fyhrquist, F., & Wallenius, M. (1978). Plasma vasopressin in ethanol intoxication and hangover. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 104(2), 180–187. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1716.1978.tb06265.x

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