Multiple Choice
Transmission at chemical synapses is slow compared with that at electrical synapses.This difference might reflect
A) the lesser capability of postsynaptic cells at chemical synapses for temporal summation.
B) the several steps required for signal transmission at chemical synapses.
C) the indirect passage of electric current from cell to cell at electrical synapses.
D) the greater number of gap junctions at chemical synapses.
E) the fact that chemical synapses are both excitatory and inhibitory.
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