Upregulate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Upregulate is a verb meaning (biology) To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation.
Meaning
(biology) To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation.
Word Forms
- upregulates
- upregulating
- upregulated
- up-regulate
Antonyms for upregulate
Common opposites include downregulate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retroregulate, crossregulate, transregulate, derepress, transrepress, reuptake.
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