Local Effects of Epinephrine on Lactate, Glucose, Lipid and Protein Metabolism in Bilaterally Perfused Human Legs

University of Aarhus10 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to define the local metabolic effects of epinephrine in the bilaterally perfused human leg.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

unilateral leg infusion of Epinephrine 0.4 micrograms/m2/min

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbidity * Females

Medical research laboratories, Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark

Arterio-Venous balances of metabolites

Acute regional effect of epinephrine infusion in the femoral artery

Time frame: 6 hours infusion

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