What Permeability Changes Would You Expect to Occur at the Postsynaptic

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Multiple Choice

What permeability changes would you expect to occur at the postsynaptic neuron when presynaptic neuron Y is stimulated? (Remember that the postsynaptic neuron becomes depolarized by presynaptic neuron Y.)

• A)increased P_Na+ and P_K+
• B)increased P_K+ or P_Cl-
• C) increased P_A-
• D) increased P_Ca2+

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