Also known as: DS-, DS.
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The resetting of the sensitivity level of receptors due to the continued presence of ligands. Also called adaptation.
MedicalDesmosome is a type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial cells are closely apposed. It consists of a circular region of each membrane together with associated intracellular microfilaments and an intercellular material which may include, for example, mucopolysaccharides.
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