Receptor Upregulation
Cross-source consensus on Receptor Upregulation from 1 sources and 3 claims.
1 sources · 3 claims
How it works
Highlighted claims
- In response to falling adenosine levels caused by caffeine, the body develops extra adenosine receptor sites on nerve cell dendrites. — How Caffeine Disrupts Adenosine and the Brain's Brakes
- The extra receptor sites are the body's attempt to restore the braking function that caffeine has disabled. — How Caffeine Disrupts Adenosine and the Brain's Brakes
- Additional receptors attempt to capture every available adenosine molecule circulating in the system. — How Caffeine Disrupts Adenosine and the Brain's Brakes