If the chemically gated sodium channels in the postsynaptic membrane were completely blocked,
A)synaptic transmission would fail.
B)release of neurotransmitter would stop.
C)smaller action potentials would result.
D)repolarization of the cell would stop.
E)more action potentials would occur.

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Chemically gated sodium channels are crucial for depolarization and passing on the electrical signal from the presynaptic neuron to the postsynaptic neuron. Blocking these channels would prevent the influx of sodium ions and stop synaptic transmission.

If the Chemically Gated Sodium Channels in the Postsynaptic Membrane