The actions of dantrolene compared with those of diazepam differ in that:
a. dantrolene acts directly on skeletal muscles.
b. both act directly on skeletal muscles, but diazepam is a weaker agent.
c. dantrolene acts on GABA at the receptor site.
d. diazepam acts through changes in muscle potassium and hydrogen concentrations.
a
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A) 30 seconds B) 2 minutes C) 5 minutes D) 30 minutes