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In shock, the blood pressure decreases mainly because the blood volume decreases

Negation: In shock, the blood pressure does not decrease mainly because the blood volume decreases 0 0 0
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If it is true that...

In shock, the blood pressure decreases mainly because the blood volume decreases 1 0 2

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The low energy of cells causes them to take up water and lose their tone, allowing blood to pool in them instead of returning to the heart 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

The electron transfer process of the mitochondria is interrupted by the futile redox cycling catalyzed by estrogens 1 0 2

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