Sarin nerve gas functions as an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor. Based on your studies of acetylcholine neurotransmission...
Sarin nerve gas functions as an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor. Based on your studies of acetylcholine neurotransmission and the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system, describe in detail the physiological mechanisms associated with death by sarin exposure
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SARINE INHIBITS THE ACETYLCHOLINESTRASE ENZYME AND INCREASED ACETYLCHOLINE CONCENTRATION IN SYNAPTIC CLEFT LEADS PARALYSIS OF THAT MUSCLE.
SAME IT WILL LEADS TO PARALYSIS OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLE CAUSE ASPHYXIA
SO, DEATH IN CASE OF SARIN TOXICITY IS DUE TO ASPHYXIA
COMPLETE DETAILED ANSWER IS GIVEN BELOW WITH EXPLAINATION:-
PHYSIOLOGY OF ACETYLCHOLINE NEUROTRANSMISSION IN AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
SARIN AND ITS MECHANISM OF ACTION RESULTING IN DEATH
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