Select the last step for synaptic signaling when the action potential arrives at the axon terminal of a presynaptic neuron

a. A neurotransmitter is released by exocytosis.
b. Calcium flows in the synaptic knob.
c. The neurotransmitter combines with a protein receptor on the subsynaptic membrane.
d. The permeability is altered in a postsynaptic neuron.
e. Sodium influx occurs at the axon terminals


D

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