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During a meal, the vagus nerve stimulates secretion of acetylcholine, which stimulates the stomach to secrete HCl in a second-messenger pathway derived directly from the membrane phospholipids. Which of the following second messengers is involved?

A) cAMP
B) cGMP
C) Choline
D) G protein
E) Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate


  #2

E) Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate

It acts on M3 receptors.. which are the Gq type..


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  #3

is H2 responsible for increase acid secretion.
so is this Gs rather than Gq

Gs incr adenyl cyclase incr cAMP

  #4

Answer is E.

The question stem give the answer itself '' derived from membrane phospholipids'' --->

PIP 2 -> IP 3 + DAG

M1(Gq) receptor on gastric parietal cells




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ip3

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