downregulation

See also: down-regulation

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ regulation.

Noun

downregulation (countable and uncountable, plural downregulations)

1. (biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus
2. (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity

See also

• upregulation