Ionotropic Receptors Are Found at Synapses Operated Via

question 8

Multiple Choice

Ionotropic receptors are found at synapses operated via

• A) ligand-gated ion channels.
• B) second-messenger-gated ion channels.
• C) electrical synapses.
• D) inhibitory, but not excitatory, synapses.
• E) excitatory, but not inhibitory, synapses.

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Definitions:

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A force that presses or squeezes material together, reducing its volume or distorting its shape.

Shear

A strain in rock or other material resulting from pressure differences, causing parts of the material to slide past one another along a plane.

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