Use Your Critical-Thinking Skills to Determine the Primary Reason That

question 21

Multiple Choice

Use your critical-thinking skills to determine the primary reason that methyldopa is classified as a false transmitter.

• A) Methyldopa is converted to a neurotransmitter-like substance while also reducing neuronal activity.
• B) Methyldopa is converted to alpha-methylnorepinephrine by the adrenergic nerve ending.
• C) Methyldopa interferes with the production of norepinephrine in the nerve endings.
• D) All of these are correct.

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