A decrease in the number of voltage-gated Ca2+ ion channels in the presynaptic terminal would

A. enhance transmission across the synapse.
B. reduce or inhibit transmission across the synapse.
C. have no effect on transmission across the synapse.
D. alter receptors on the postsynaptic membrane.
E. increase exocytosis.


B

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