rida
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A patient has been exposed to a toxic compound that increases the permeability of mitochondrial membranes for protons. Which of the following events in liver cells would you expect to occur?
A. Increased ATP levels
B. Increase F1F0 ATPase acticity
C. Increased oxygen utilization
D. Decrease malate-aspartate shuttle activity
E. Decrease pyruvate dehydrogenase activity
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| asmi
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| usmleasr
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C.increased O2 utilization
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| asmi
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usmelasr, can you explain ?
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| usmleasr
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asmi the q says about uncoupler....so uncouples..electron transport and ATP synthesis...no ATP synthesis...but rate of ETC increases..so o2 consumption increases...
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| rida
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Yes you are correct, the answer is infact C because of the explanation u gave!
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