Brain tissue is useful for studies of vesicular transport because

a. many brain diseases involve mutant vesicular transport.
b. synaptic vesicles are abundant in the brain and can be isolated in large quantities for biochemical analysis.
c. the mechanisms of vesicle transport and fusion are unique to neurons.
d. All of the above


Ans: d. All of the above

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