Which Statement Best Describes the Results of the Autoimmune Disease

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the results of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis?

• A) Communication at the neuromuscular junction is blocked by preventing acetylcholine from binding to nicotinic cholinergic receptors.
• B) There is blocking of sodium channels in the axon of the presynaptic axon.
• C) There is degradation of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
• D) A decrease in the number of functional receptors on the muscle cell surface impairs its ability to respond to acetylcholine.
• E) There is a decrease in the amount of acetylcholine released from the synaptic terminal.

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