Down-regulation may allow a target cell to

A) decrease the receptors' binding affinity and increase its number of receptors.
B) only increase its binding affinity for a ligand.
C) only decrease its number of receptors for a ligand.
D) only increase its number of receptors for a ligand.


C) only decrease its number of receptors for a ligand.

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