Human Physiology

15th Edition

ISBN: 9781259864629

Author: Fox, Stuart Ira

Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,

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Describe the location of neurotransmitters within an axon and explain the relationship between presynaptic axon activity and the amount of neurotransmitters released.

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