Which of the following is NOT a mechanism whereby neurotransmitters are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft?
A) active reuptake across the presynaptic membrane
B) degradation by enzymes
C) diffusion out of the cleft
D) transport back up the axon to be immediately repackaged
E) binding to the receptor
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Q11: Neurotransmitter release occurs by what mechanism?
A) secondary
Q12: Voltage -gated calcium channels in the axon
Q13: Which of the following statements about electrical
Q14: Most neurotransmitters are synthesized in what region
Q15: Neurotransmitters can be reused through the process
Q17: The synaptic delay is caused by the
Q18: The action of any chemical messenger ultimately
Q19: The extent of neurotransmitter binding to receptors
Q20: What type of ion channels is necessary
Q21: An example of a slow excitatory postsynaptic
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