Meanings
noundownregulation (countable and uncountable, plural downregulations)
plural downregulations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe suppression of a response to a stimulus
- countableuncountablebiologyThe process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity
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downregulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downregulation
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“downregulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downregulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downregulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downregulation.
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