What effects does 100mg of Caffiene have on pulse rate and why?

Subject: What effects does 100mg of Caffiene have on pulse rate and why?

Date: Mon May 31 09:13:27 1999
Posted by Kati Bartlett
Grade level: 10-12 School: Ilford Ursuline high school
City: London State/Province: No state entered. Country: England
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 928160007.Me

Message:


I understand to a certain extent that caffiene is a 
methyixanthines and that it binds to adenosine receptors, but 
why does it increase pulse rate and then cause a period of 
significantly lower readings?

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