Which of the following is not characteristic of neurotransmitters?

a. They are released in response to calcium ions.
b. They are chemical messengers that signal neurons, muscles, or glands.
c. They are stored within synaptic vesicles.
d. They are transported down axons to the synaptic terminals.
e. They move via diffusion across the synaptic cleft


D

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