Describe How a Receptor Is Activated and Inactivated by a Ligand

question 6

Essay

Describe how a receptor is activated and inactivated by a ligand in the figure below.

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Definitions:

Address

A specific location in memory where data or instructions are stored.

Pointer Variable

A variable that stores the memory address of another variable rather than a data value itself.

Indirect Addressing

Indirect addressing refers to accessing data by using a pointer or address that points to the location of the actual data in memory.

Called Function

A function that is invoked by another function during the execution of a program.