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[deleted] t1_iz13j69 wrote

Reply to comment by floridawhiteguy in Why does alcohol cause vasodilation? by triestorise121

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Nianms t1_iz144wu wrote

Animals use lactic acid fermentation for anaerobic respiration as opposed to ethanol fermentation. So we don’t ever produce any ethanol to deal with, only lactic acid.

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Ajenthavoc t1_iz1avca wrote

That's true in muscles, but plenty of fermentation happens in the gastrointestinal system with approximately 3g of etoh that the body has to deal with daily.

see page 24

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Nianms t1_iz2lopu wrote

Huh that’s pretty interesting. Thanks for the paper!

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TWeaKoR t1_iz15d7r wrote

Damn, suddenly I've remembered a whole topic that I should have already known. Thank you for the correction.

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