51.   With higher doses there seems to be a negative effect on gastric acid secretion, the mechanism for which is not clear.

52.   Intrajejunal administration of beer also stimulated acid secretion, although the response was less than that to intragastrically infused beet.

53.   Beverages with higher alcohol content such as whisky and cognac did not stimulate acid secretion.

54.   There is no direct correlation between acid secretion and gastrin release in response to alcohol.

55.   After premedication with atropine intravenous ethanol failed to stimulate acid secretion.

56.   A topical stimulatory action of ethanol on gastric acid secretion is seen at low concentrations.

57.   They found that low concentrations of ethanol significantly stimulated acid secretion and cell respiration.

58.   The effect on cell respiration persisted even after blockade of the proton pump suggesting that this effect was primary and not secondary to stimulation of acid secretion.

59.   The concentration seems to be too low to influence gastric acid secretion.

60.   The exact reason why beverages with higher ethanol content do not stimulate acid secretion is also not known.