Biology - Study Guide
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ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 48, Problem 18TYK
If the binding of a neurotransmitter to its receptor opens Cl− channels, what would be the effect on the postsynaptic cell? (Cl− is in higher concentration outside the cell.)
- a. It would hyperpolarize, producing an IPSP.
- b. It would depolarize and form an EPSP but probably not generate an action potential.
- c. It would initiate a signal transduction pathway as part of modulated signaling.
- d. Its membrane potential would not change because neither sodium nor potassium channels opened.
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