The sweetener aspartame is a known excitotoxin. With regard to nerve cells, ingestion of this substance results in chronic nerve stimulation. With your knowledge of action potentials, this toxin must
A)stimulate continual impulses at the cell body.
B)block the synaptic cleft.
C)stimulate continual impulses at the dendrite.
D)bind the nodes of Ranvier.
E)stimulate continual impulses at the presynaptic receptors.

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Aspartame, as an excitotoxin, causes chronic nerve stimulation by affecting the dendrites, which are responsible for receiving signals and initiating action potentials.

The Sweetener Aspartame Is a Known Excitotoxin