One Mechanism for the Tolerance Produced by Repeated Drug Administration

question 85

Multiple Choice

One mechanism for the tolerance produced by repeated drug administration is a(n)

• A) decreased metabolism of the drug.
• B) increased plasma level of the drug.
• C) increased number of receptors in the brain.
• D) reduced number of receptors for the drug.
• E) increased number of ion channel openings in response to receptor activation.

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