A researcher is working to develop a new antiepileptic medication for patients with recurrent and resistant epilepsy if this medication selectively blocks voltage gated calcium channels then this medication will affect which of the following steps of neurotransmission?

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Eductional Objective: Voltage-gated calcium channels are important for the generation and propagation of action potentials.  When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, voltage-gated calcium channels open and allow the influx of calcium, which is essential for the fusion and release of neurotransmitter vesicles into the synaptic cleft.

A Researcher Is Working to Develop a New Antiepileptic Medication