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The toxin described in the case file caused dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramping. What does this suggest about its mode of action

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Toxins are endogenous target molecules that may trigger perturbations in cell function and/or structure or that may initiate repair mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, and/or tissue levels. Mode of action

Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation. Involves toxicants that uncouple the two processes that occur in oxidative phosphorylation: electron transfer and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors.

They block electron transport chain in mitochondria.
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