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“Ethanol stimulated markedly biosynthesis of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline in cloned rabbit lung cells; the stimulating action of ethanol was reduced very much by cortisol and less by ritodrine.”
The New England journal of medicine • 1974 | View Paper
“There may also be bidirectional impacts, such that alcohol is used as a coping mechanism and can dysregulate hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis functioning and cortisol.”
“There is an increase in the concentration of testosterone and cortisol that initiates interest in alcohol first , and then under the influence of its toxic effect, the level of these hormones decreases.”
“However, the increased cortisol levels and reduced testosterone/cortisol ratio after the high ethanol dose could translate into long-term negative effects.”