Anxiolytics (Minor Tranquilizers) and Antipsychotics (Major Tranquilizers) Are Likely to Differ

question 38

Multiple Choice

Anxiolytics (minor tranquilizers) and antipsychotics (major tranquilizers) are likely to differ a great deal in terms of their

• A)efficacy in reducing the symptoms of schizophrenia
• B)ability to induce seizure activity
• C)ability to decrease muscle tone and tension
• D)all of these

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Cylindrical structures in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, playing roles in cell shape, intracellular transport, and cell division.

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Cellular organelles that carry out protein synthesis by translating messenger RNA into polypeptide chains.

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The process through which cells create proteins based on the instructions encoded within genes, involving transcription and translation stages.