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A patient is admitted to your emergency room because of uncontrollable flailing arms. After a quick test, youdetermine the cell membranes in their arm nerves are damaged, and the cells aren't signaling properly. Which typeof protein needs to be repaired?A. PhosphoproteinB. Endoplasmic proteinC. Pore proteinD. Integral protein

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The protein that must be repaired is the phosphoprotein, since this molecule is responsible of the amplification and propagation of a nerve signal, so if they are damaged, functions such as movement can be compromised and a person can experience the uncontrollable flailing arms the question says at the beginning of the statement.

The correct answer then is the first one: A. phosphoprotein.