Multiple Choice
One similarity between extrasynaptic transmission and synaptic transmission is that
A) both occur with a time lag of seconds to tens of seconds.
B) in both cases, vesicles are stored and docked adjacent to the cell membrane.
C) both may transmit molecules across short or long distances to receptor sites.
D) both release signaling molecules from vesicles by exocytosis.
E) both can be stimulated by a single action potential in the releasing neuron.
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