Metabotropic Receptor -Induced Gating of Ion Channels Requires More Time

question 39

Multiple Choice

Metabotropic receptor -induced gating of ion channels requires more time to occur because of which of the following?

• A) Ion channels linked to metabotropic receptors must move to the membrane before gating.
• B) Their gating is linked to a G protein.
• C) The channels are slower to open.
• D) Intracellular calcium must increase before those channels will open.
• E) Metabolic byproducts are required to open those channels.

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