Failure of an Embryonic Neuron to Establish a Synaptic Connection

question 66

Multiple Choice

Failure of an embryonic neuron to establish a synaptic connection to another cell

• A)converts that neuron to an ependymal cell.
• B)causes the neuron to migrate to another part of the brain.
• C)converts that neuron to a glial cell.
• D)leads to Alzheimer's disease.
• E)results in the programmed cell death of that neuron.

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