Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 5WWTS
Excitatory postsynaptic potentials lower the threshold of a neuron and thus make it easier to stimulate.
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