Overstimulation of Postsynaptic Receptors May Lead to a Decrease in Responsiveness

Overstimulation of postsynaptic receptors may lead to a decrease in responsiveness of the receptors.A fairly brief and transient decrease in receptor responsiveness is known as _____,whereas a more prolonged process in which the actual number of available receptors is diminished is known as _________.

A) down-regulation; desensitization
B) desensitization; up-regulation
C) up-regulation; desensitization
D) down-regulation; autophosphorylation
E) desensitization; down-regulation

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