The duration of a slow, excitatory postsynaptic potential mediated by cAMP is driven by the extent of time that cAMP remains active before being degraded by what protein?
A)G protein
B)protein kinase A
C)adenylate cyclase
D)protein kinase C
E)phosphodiesterase

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Phosphodiesterase is the enzyme responsible for degrading cAMP, thus determining the duration of its activity in the cell.

The Duration of a Slow, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential Mediated by CAMP