downregulation
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See also: down-regulation
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
down- + regulation
Noun[edit]
downregulation (countable and uncountable, plural downregulations)
- (biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus
- (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity