Multiple Choice
L-type calcium channels, such as those found in the soma of leech Retzius neurons, are especially suitable for extrasynaptic signaling because they
A) open only after a lag of up to one second.
B) have a very high depolarization threshold for opening.
C) are permeable to magnesium as well as calcium.
D) inactivate rapidly after opening.
E) are not easily inactivated.
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