The increase in serotonergic neurotransmission that develops with antidepressant drug treatment takes some time to occur because ____________ must habituate to the presence of excess serotonin in order for there to be increased conduction at the synapse



a. autoreceptors
b. heteroreceptors
c. the sympathetic nervous system
d. the parasympathetic nervous system
e. postsynaptic receptors


Answer: A

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