The process of binding a drug or hormone to a target cell receptor and thus decreasing the number of receptors is ______________________ - ______________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


down-regulation

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Which of the following situations would contraindicate the administration of nitroglycerin?

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Which of the following statements about photoelectric smoke detectors is MOST accurate?

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