Definition of "upregulation" []

• The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity (noun)

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• "The researchers also found that social factors, in the form of chemical signals called pheromones, induced this "upregulation" of for."
• "The researchers also found that social factors, in the form of chemical signals called pheromones, induced this "upregulation" of the gene."
• "The most exciting action of nitrolinoleic acid, in my opinion, is the upregulation of NRF2, which, as you know, is hugely important, as it protects cells from oxidative stress free-radical damage and subsequent inflammation."