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Source Three

Source 3

Caffeine and Ephedrine: Physiological, Metabolic and Performance-Enhancing Effects.
Magkos, F, and S A. Kavouras. "Caffeine and Ephedrine: Physiological, Metabolic and Performance-Enhancing Effects." Sports Medicine 34 (2004): 871-889. Medline. EBSCOhost. WVU Libraries, Morgantown, WV. 1 July 2008 < http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=108&sid=a6102fc8-f83b-4c31-b681-449c0e1f6338%40sessionmgr107>.

In recent years, the use of Caffeine and Ephedrine for the purpose of athletic performance enhancement has become very popular among several sportspersons. This may be due to the idea that the two drugs are more effective when taken together. This article considers each of the drug’s chemical properties and effects on athletic performance to determine whether a mixture of caffeine and ephedrine are truly more efficient.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Source Two

Source 2

“The Effect of Ephedrine on Neuronal Plasticity of Hypoxic- Ischemic Brain Damage in Neonatal Rats”

This study was performed on neonatal rats to examine how ephedrine would affect the neural plasticity of hypoxic ischemic damage, or HIBD, and also to venture into the working of the molecular mechanics inside these rats. Sixty rats with HIBD were randomly placed into four separate groups, three containing different strands of ephedrine, while one remained as a control group. They used the immunohistochemical method to calculate and show the representation of growth protein and synaptophysin in these rats. The mean time it took for the ephedrine-treated rats to escape the water maze was less than that of the control group. However, there was no statistical difference between the three different types of ephedrine rats. The ephedrine increased memory, learning, and spatial orientation, but as time elapsed all of those previously mentioned traits began to fall behind as a result of a long time exposure to the ephedrine.

Xiao, Nong, Shizhi Li, Xiaoping Zhang, and Siyuan Chen. "Effect of Ephedrine on Neuronal Plasticity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in Neonatal Rats." Neuroscience Letters 435 (2008): 99-102. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. WVU Library, Morgantown. 27 June 2008. Keyword: Ephedrine.