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What Is the Rationale Behind Administering Calcium Channel Blockers to Patients

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What is the rationale behind administering calcium channel blockers to patients with angina?


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Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and are crucial for neuronal function.

Soma

In the field of biology, it refers to the main structure of a living entity separate from its germ cells, and in neuroscience, it pertains to the neuron's soma.

Synapse

The small gap between two adjacent neurons, consisting of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons’ membranes and the space between them.

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