Assertion: epinephrine | /r/CapableOf | constrict blood vessels
Facets:
value: to increase blood pressure
type: PURPOSE
value: to speed up blood flow
type: PURPOSE
value: more generally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It increases the strength of heart muscle contractions as well as the heart rate, and it constricts blood vessels and veins.
text: Epinephrine is also used on the skin or mucous membranes to control bleeding of wounds because it constricts blood vessels.
text: More generally, does epinephrine constrict blood vessels or does it dilate them?
text: Epinephrine relaxes the muscle surrounding bronchial tubes to increase oxygen intake even as it constricts blood vessels to speed up blood flow, which is why it is used to control allergic reactions which tend to constrict the airway and lower blood pressure.
text: It increases the strength of heart muscle contractions as well as the heart rate, and it constricts blood vessels and veins.
text: Epinephrine is also used on the skin or mucous membranes to control bleeding of wounds because it constricts blood vessels.
text: Epinephrines constrict blood vessels to increase blood pressure