The process whereby repeated exposure to a hormone can cause a decrease in the number of receptors for that hormone is called

A. competition.
B. inhibition.
C. down-regulation.
D. antagonism.
E. saturation.


C

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A.   alveolar B.   condylar C.   mastoid D.   temporal E.   coronoid

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DNA polymerase helicase primase DNA ligase unzipase

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