Human Physiology
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ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 9, Problem 12RA
A drug that serves as an agonist for ai receptors can be used to
a. increase the heart rate.
b. decrease the heart rate.
c. dilate the bronchioles.
d. constrict the bronchioles.
e. constrict the blood vessels.
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