Cj. Marolf et al., EPINEPHRINE EFFECTS ON GASTRIN AND GASTRIC SECRETIONS IN NORMAL AND STRESS-SUSCEPTIBLE PIGS AND IN DOGS, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. C. Comparative pharmacologyand toxicology, 106(2), 1993, pp. 367-370
1. Epinephrine induced plasma gastrin concentration increased linearly
in dogs, and significantly in pigs. 2. Epinephrine induced gastric se
cretion rate increased in dogs and decreased in pigs, and yet signific
antly reduced gastric pH only in dogs. 3. Statistical differences in h
eart and respiratory rate with epinephrine versus saline infusion were
detected only in pigs. 4. Stress-susceptible pigs had a significant d
ecrease in gastric secretion pH, heart rate and increased respiration
compared to normal pigs, during saline infusion.