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What effect would you expect angiotensin receptor blockers to have on the brain raas in people with attention deficit disorder? reduction in norepinephrine and sympathetic down regulation through at1 blockade would reduce attention span and memory?
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A pharmachologist may or may not be able to answer this highly complex question. I doubt anyone on this website can.
Answered 11/3/2022
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