Cyanide binds to and blocks the action of cytochrome oxidase which is the last cytochrome in the electron transfer chain and is required for its normal function.  When inhibited by cyanide all processes upstream in the cellular respiration process are inhibited.  Given this information, what affect will cyanide poisoning have on human metabolic rate?

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