A Researcher Has Designed a New Drug That Will Block

question 10

Multiple Choice

A researcher has designed a new drug that will block the release of certain neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft.Which of the following reactions must be blocked by this new drug?

• A)The drug binds the receptors in the postsynaptic membrane and blocks neurotransmitter binding.
• B)The drug binds the presynaptic membrane greatly facilitating the rate of transverse diffusion,thus changing the composition of the membrane.
• C)The drug enhances activity of SNARE proteins,thus facilitating fusion.
• D)All of the above are plausible actions of this new drug.
• E)None of the above is a plausible action of this new drug.

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