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Author Question: An inhibitor of phosphodiesterase activity would have which of the following eff (Read 670 times)

TI

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on: Jun 15, 2013
An inhibitor of phosphodiesterase activity would have which of the following effects?
A) block the response of epinephrine
B) decrease the amount of cAMP in the cytoplasm
C) block the activation of G proteins in response to epinephrine binding to its receptor
D) prolong the effect of epinephrine by maintaining elevated cAMP levels in the cytoplasm
E) block the activation of protein kinase A


coco

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Reply #1 on: Jun 16, 2013
In class, we found it was D. Good luck with the rest.


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Reply #2 on: Jun 17, 2013
Awesome, thanks.


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