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A researcher investigates a new drug that increases the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to protons.
What is the expected effect of this drug on oxygen consumption and ATP production?
- Oxygen consumption decreases, while ATP production via glycolysis increases to compensate.
- Both oxygen consumption and ATP production decrease significantly.
- ATP production increases because protons move more easily into the matrix.
- Oxygen consumption remains high or increases, but ATP production decreases.
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