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#Question id: 12057


A tsunami tidal wave hits the east coast of South America and the people living there are forced to drink unclean water. Within the next several days, a large number of people develop severe diarrhea and about half of these people expire. Samples of drinking water are positive for Vibrio cholerae. Which of the following types of ion channels is most likely to be irreversibly opened in the epithelial cells of the crypts of Lieberkühn in these people with severe diarrhea?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. Calcium channels
  2. Chloride channels
  3. Magnesium channels
  4. Potassium channels