A 16-year-old boy is brought to the GP by his mom for a 6-week history of unusual behavior. She says he has been mumbling to himself. On physical examination the patient appears to be responding to internal stimuli. He is prescribed an agent for his condition. Four hours later, he returns to the clinic with a “crooked neck.” A second pharmacologic agent is given. Which of the following best describes the molecular effect of this second agent?
↑ cAMP
↑ cGMP
↑ IP3
↓ cAMP
↓ cGMP
↓ IP3
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