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To explain: The neurotransmitter ability to produce opposite effects in different tissues.

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The ligand–gated ion channel that binds and responds to a neurotransmitter is called as ionotropic receptor. Binding of the neurotransmitter to its receptor opens the channel and allows either all or only particular ions to diffuse through the membrane.

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