Strychnine produces convulsions by:
A. Stimulating NMDA receptors
B. Facilitating the excitatory transmitter glutamate
C. Blocking the inhibitory transmitter GABA
D. Blocking the inhibitory transmitter glycine

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Answer :

D. Blocking the inhibitory transmitter glycine

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