downregulate

downregulate

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English down-
English regulate
English downregulate

    From down- + regulate.

    Verb

    downregulate (third-person singular simple present downregulates, present participle downregulating, simple past and past participle downregulated)

    1. To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
      Antonym: upregulate

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