Which Statement About Ligand‒receptor Complexes Is False

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which statement about ligand‒receptor complexes is false?

• A) For most ligand-receptor complexes, binding, as opposed to dissociation, is favored based on chemistry's law of mass action.
• B) Ligand-receptor interactions are reversible.
• C) Drugs that prevent binding of receptors' specific ligands can alter human behavior.
• D) After binding to a cell membrane receptor, a ligand participates in the cellular response.
• E) A ligand is a chemical signal.

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