Synapses Following Short Lasting LTP Return to the Resting State

question 42

Multiple Choice

Synapses following short lasting LTP return to the resting state over time because of

• A) constitutive recycling of AMPA receptors into and out of the postsynaptic membrane.
• B) addition of AMPA receptors.
• C) loss of NMDA receptors.
• D) decreased sensitivity of NMDA receptors.
• E) decreased probability of glutamate release.

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