Audio Qbank – Q33 – A 22M is administered phentolamine

 

A 22-year-old healthy university student is administered phentolamine as part of a research study. Which of the following sets of findings would be likely to result?

  ↑ Systemic vascular resistance; ↑ Heart rate; ↓ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
  ↑ Systemic vascular resistance; ↓ Heart rate; ↑ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
  ↑ Systemic vascular resistance; ↑ Heart rate; ↑ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
  ↓ Systemic vascular resistance; ↓ Heart rate; ↑ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
  ↓ Systemic vascular resistance; ↑ Heart rate; ↓ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)
  ↓ Systemic vascular resistance; ↓ Heart rate; ↓ Inositol triphosphate (IP3)

 

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