Neurotransmitters are stored
a. in synaptic vesicles within the axon terminals of a neuron.
b. in the cell nucleus of a neuron.
c. in the dendrites of a neuron.
d. beneath the myelin sheath that wraps around a neuron’s axon.
e. within the axon hillock of a neuron.
Answer: A
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