Alcohol
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 53-58 , August 2005

Early and late effects of alcohol ingestion on blood pressure and endothelial function

  • Paulo Fernando Dotto Bau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Santa Maria, Rua Appel, 655/903, 97015-030 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
    • Cardiovascular Institute (ICARDIO), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Clinical Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Santa Maria, Rua Appel, 655/903, 97015-030 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Tel.: +55-55-3222-1929; fax: +55-55-3223-7300.
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  • Claiton H.D. Bau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • Alexandre A. Naujorks

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Institute (ICARDIO), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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  • Guido A. Rosito

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine Service, Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Department of Public Health, FFFCMPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Received 30 July 2005 ,Revised 12 October 2005 ,Accepted 25 October 2005.

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PII: S0741-8329(05)00198-9

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.10.034

Alcohol
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 53-58 , August 2005

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