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Assertion (A): Chemical messengers are c...

Assertion (A): Chemical messengers are chemicals that enable communication of message between two neurons or between neurons and muscles.
Reason (R) : Chemicals enter the cell through receptor.

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(A) and (R ) both are correct statement but reason does not explain (A)

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(A) and (R ) both are correct statements and (R ) explains the (A)

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Both (A) and (R ) are wrong statement

D

(A) is correct statement and (R ) is wrong statement

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D

Chemicals bind to the receptor sites present on the outer surface of the cell membrane
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