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downregulated

downregulated is the simple past and past participle of downregulate.

Meaning of downregulate

Verb

downregulate (third-person singular simple present downregulates, present participle downregulating, simple past and past participle downregulated)

  1. To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
    Antonyms:
    upregulate

Questions about downregulated

What is downregulated the simple past and past participle of?
Downregulated is the simple past and past participle of downregulate.

Words near downregulated in the dictionary

  1. downrated
  2. downrates
  3. downrating
  4. downregulatable
  5. downregulate
  6. downregulated
  7. downregulates
  8. downregulating
  9. downregulation
  10. downregulations
  11. downregulator

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