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)stimulate continual impulses at the dendrite.
C)bind the nodes of Ranvier.
D)block the synaptic cleft.
E)stimulate continual impulses at the presynaptic receptors.

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Excitotoxins like aspartame stimulate the continual impulses at the dendrite of nerve cells, leading to chronic nerve stimulation. This can eventually result in damage to the nerve cells and contribute to neurological disorders.

The Sweetener Aspartame Is a Known Excitotoxin