The process of transduction associated with membrane receptors is inextricably linked to
a. a stimulus interacting with peripheral membrane proteins.
b. ion channels present in the membrane.
c. the establishment of a transmembrane potential.
d. ions moving up their concentration gradient.
e. none of these.
B
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