Which of the following is not one of the ways Pert and Snyder confirmed that they had in fact located and labeled opiate receptors?
A) They showed that the binding of radioactive naloxone increased until all receptors were fully occupied, then it leveled off.
B) They showed that the binding sites have a high affinity for the opiates tested.
C) They demonstrated that the binding and the physiological effects were completely irreversible.
D) They showed that the drug concentrations in the binding assay were similar to those needed to elicit a biological response.

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Pert and Snyder did not demonstrate that the binding and physiological effects were completely irreversible. In fact, they showed that the binding was reversible and could be displaced by naloxone, an antagonist of opioid receptors.

Which of the Following Is Not One of the Ways