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The etiology of multiple sclerosis may involve
 
  a. lack of an enzyme needed for myelinization.
  b. damage to the blood-brain barrier by a virus.
  c. the formation of -amyloid protein.
  d. degeneration of cholinergic cells in the basal forebrain.
  e. the formation of neurofibrillary tangles.

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An autoimmune reaction that damages ________ is the cause of the multiple sclerosis.
 
  a. the myelin sheaths surrounding nerve cells
  b. presynaptic muscarinic receptors
  c. acetylcholinergic neurons
  d. GABAergic neurons
  e. sclerotic plaques


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b. damage to the blood-brain barrier by a virus.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. the myelin sheaths surrounding nerve cells


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