downregulation

noun — 2 senses

downregulation

noun

Etymology From down- + regulation.

Biology, Natural sciences The suppression of a response to a stimulus

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity

Related terms: upregulation

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