The use of transport proteins to return a neurotransmitter from the synapse back to the presynaptic

cells is called
a. enzymatic breakdown.
b. diffusion.
c. repackaging.
d. storage.
e. reuptake.


E

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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