An Indirect or Atypical Means of Inhibiting a Receptor's Activity

question 30

Multiple Choice

An indirect or atypical means of inhibiting a receptor's activity, such as when the net effects of a receptor agonist consists of a longer inactivated receptor state and a shorter activated receptor state is referred to as ____.

• A) functional antagonism
• B) functional agonism
• C) reverse antagonism
• D) reverse agonism

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