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What Is the Difference Between Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines

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What is the difference between barbiturates and benzodiazepines?


A) Barbiturates act on NMDA receptors and benzodiazepines act on GABAA receptors.
B) Barbiturates act on GABAB receptors and benzodiazepines act on GABAA receptors.
C) Barbiturates can independently activate GABAA receptors whereas benzodiazepines augment the action of intrinsic GABA.
D) Barbiturates block NMDA receptors whereas benzodiazepines activate GABA receptors.

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