Higher doses of a drug tend to increase the proportion of receptors that are bound and affected by the drug, thereby increasing the response. This relationship is called the
A) intrinsic activity.
B) effective dose.
C) dose-response curve.
D) binding affinity.

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The dose-response curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between the dose of a drug and the response it elicits. As the dose increases, the response also increases, resulting in a sigmoidal-shaped curve. This relationship is used to determine the effective dose and can also provide information about the drug's potency and safety. The other choices, intrinsic activity, binding affinity, and effective dose, may be related to the dose-response curve but do not accurately describe this relationship.

Higher Doses of a Drug Tend to Increase the Proportion