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LaDunn

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Phencyclidine (PCP) is a potent glutamate antagonist that is known to produce psychotic behavior in humans. Given what you know about stroke, what would happen if somebody used PCP right after a stroke?
 
  a. It would increase the damage initiated by the stroke.
 b. It might have a protective effect against further cell death, but the psychotic side effects would be problematic.
  c. It would not produce any psychotic symptoms due to stroke-related changes in brain biochemistry.
 d. It would have no observable effects on cell health or psychotic behavior.

Question 2

Oxygen deprivation in neurons leads to a cascade of enzyme activity triggered by abnormally
 
  a. high levels of sodium activity.
 b. low levels of sodium activity.
 c. high levels of calcium activity.
 d. high levels of potassium activity.



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s.meritte

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c




LaDunn

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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