A number of peptide toxins from snails and spiders can inhibit (block) voltage-gated calcium channels. Where in an interneuron would you most likely expect these toxins to bind, and what physiological effect (if any) would you expect these toxins to have on the activity evoked in the postsynaptic cell? dendrites, decreased effect in postsynaptic cell dendrites, increased effect in postsynaptic cell presynaptic terminal, decreased effect in postsynaptic cell presynaptic terminal, increased effect in postsynaptic cel trigger zone, no effect on activity in postsynaptic cell OO O O O

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