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upregulating

upregulating is the present participle and gerund of upregulate.

Meaning of upregulate

Verb

upregulate (third-person singular simple present upregulates, present participle upregulating, simple past and past participle upregulated)

  1. To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation

Questions about upregulating

What is upregulating the present participle and gerund of?
Upregulating is the present participle and gerund of upregulate.

Words near upregulating in the dictionary

  1. uprears
  2. upregulatable
  3. upregulate
  4. upregulated
  5. upregulates
  6. upregulating
  7. upregulation
  8. upregulations
  9. upregulative
  10. upregulator
  11. upregulators

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