How does the Ki value differ from the Kd value?
A) The Ki value represents the concentration of nonradioactive compound that caused the radioactive compound to provide 50 percent receptor occupancy.
B) The Ki value refers to the amount of drug that occupies 50 percent of receptors.
C) The Kd value is the dissociation constant; Ki is the binding constant.
D) The Ki value represents the concentration of radioactive compound that caused the nonradioactive compound to provide 50 percent receptor occupancy.
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