The Toxic Action of Brain Tumors Relates to the

question 52

Multiple Choice

The toxic action of brain tumors relates to the

• A) observation that tumors use up oxygen and glucose, thereby starving brain cells of energy substrates.
• B) ability of tumor cells to stimulate the growth/division of adjacent nerve cells.
• C) toxic action of oversecretion of the transmitter GABA from tumor cells.
• D) ability of brain tumors to compress tissue, leading to cell death.
• E) fact that tumors arising from neuron cells grow very rapidly, thus producing tissue compression.

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