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Effect of Intravenous Infusion of Ethanol on Plasma Glucose, Lactic Acid and Pyruvic Acid Concentrations in Miniature Swine

J. P. Burke, M. E. Tumbleson, M. L. Zatzman

SUMMARY. Fructose, infused intravenously with ethanol, alleviated ethanol-induced hypoglycemia in adult miniature swine at all concentrations tested. Increases in plasma lactic acid and pyruvic acid concentrations also were found.