Evidence for Local Protein Synthesis Has Been Supported from Findings

question 8

Multiple Choice

Evidence for local protein synthesis has been supported from findings of electron microscopic evidence for _______ in distal dendrites of dentate gyrus granule cells.

• A) polyribosomes
• B) nuclei
• C) vesicles
• D) neurofilaments
• E) microtubules

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Definitions:

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Slower Reaction Time

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