Sarin is an odorless gas that inhibits acetylcholinesterase and causes death within minutes of exposure. On March 20, 1995, Japanese terrorists released Sarin into the Tokyo subway system, killing 13 people and injuring many more. After the attack, soldiers wearing gas masks were sent in to clean up and check for remaining traces of the gas. Although the gas masks were supposed to prevent the soldiers from breathing in any outside air (or Sarin), what type of compound might they bring with them to serve as an antidote, just in case they got exposed?
A) Acetylcholine to activate synapses
B) A drug to temporarily block acetylcholine receptors
C) A drug to stimulate acetylcholine re-uptake transporters
D) A drug to stimulate acetylcholine vesicle transporters
E) More than one of the above
