Which of the following best describes the first step of the neurotransmission process?the synthesis and packaging of neurotransmitters in the pre-synaptic neuronthe release of neurotransmitters into the synapsethe release of neuromodulatorsthe binding of neurotransmitters to receptors on the post-synaptic neuron or target cell
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Which of the following best describes the first step of the neurotransmission process?the synthesis and packaging of neurotransmitters in the pre-synaptic neuronthe release of neurotransmitters into the synapsethe release of neuromodulatorsthe binding of neurotransmitters to receptors on the post-synaptic neuron or target cell
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The first step of the neurotransmission process is the synthesis and packaging of neurotransmitters in the pre-synaptic neuron.
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