________ is an excitatory neurotransmitter released by neurons from the corpus striatum.
A. Dopamine
B. Norepinephrine
C. Serotonin
D. Acetylcholine
Answer: D
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1. Communicable disease. 2. Epidemic. 3. Outbreak. 4. Nosocomial infection.
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