Multiple sclerosis is a result of

A) demyelination of nerve cells.
B) excess myelin on nerve cells.
C) a decrease in postsynaptic receptors.
D) blocking the nodes of Ranvier.
E) proteolytic cleavage of presynaptic SNARE proteins.


Answer: A

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