Which statement about chemical or electrical synapses is true?

a. Electrical synapses require a neurotransmitter.
b. In electrical synapses, presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are separated by synaptic
clefts.
c. Electrical synapses store excess ions in synaptic vesicles.
d. In chemical synapses, presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons are connected by a protein
channel.
e. Electrical synapses involve the transfer of ions from presynaptic to postsynaptic neurons


E

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