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Title: Muscle stimulants are used to treat certain muscle diseases that are
Post by: sciencegeek8 on Apr 7, 2015
Muscle stimulants are used to treat certain muscle diseases that are characterized by muscle weakness  (decreased contraction of the muscle).  Which of the two chemicals described below would be a good skeletal muscle stimulant?

Chemical A: binds to and blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase
Chemical B: binds to and prevents the channels on the SR from opening

Explain why each chemical is/is not a good stimulant.