The protein molecule embedded in the membrane of a postsynaptic neuron that allows the

neuron to be excited or inhibited by presynaptic neurons is called a(n)

a. neuromodulator.
b. neurotransmitter.
c. ion transporter.
d. neurotransmitter receptor.
e. synaptic cleft.


d. neurotransmitter receptor.

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