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a.  interference with electrical impulses from the brain to the muscles of respiration
b.  suppression of the receptors in the brainstem triggering respiration
c.  the potential to paralyze the diaphragm
d.  a decrease in the release of prostaglandins


c.  the potential to paralyze the diaphragm

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