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What Occurs When a Drug Binds to a Receptor in the Body

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What occurs when a drug binds to a receptor in the body?


A) It alters the receptor to become nonresponsive to its usual endogenous molecules.
B) It increases or decreases the activity of that receptor.
C) It gives the receptor a new function.
D) It prevents the action of the receptor by altering its response to chemical mediators.

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