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Hypothetical sequence of events leading to changes in the receptor status and thus changes to the baseline (A) receptor binding of a tracer due to increased occupancy (B) of endogenous or exogenous opioid ligands leading potentially also to the induction of lower affinity states of the receptor (C) (decoupling/inactivation) and downregulation and reduced receptor expression (D).
