What Determines the Decay Time for an Endplate Potential

question 3

Multiple Choice

What determines the decay time for an endplate potential?

• A) The time course of acetylcholine release from the nerve terminal
• B) The time that acetylcholine is present in the synaptic cleft
• C) The time constant of the presynaptic nerve cell membrane
• D) The mean open time of the acetylcholine receptor channel
• E) The time constant of the muscle fiber membrane

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