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n. The act by which persons or things are uncoupled. vb. (present participle of uncouple English)
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Uncoupling or uncouple may refer to:
- Uncoupling (neuropsychopharmacology), changes in neurochemical binding sites as a consequence of drug tolerance.
- An uncoupling protein in cell biology.
- Un coupling (or decoupling) rail vehicles.
In neuropsychopharmacology, uncoupling, also known as decoupling, is the process of receptor- or ligand- binding sites or domains becoming separated, moving alignments and/or becoming internalised as a result of drug tolerance resulting from prolonged exposure to bioavailable psychoactive substances or toxins.
Category:Neuropharmacology Category:Molecular neuroscience
Usage examples of "uncoupling".
Up in the dome, the uncoupling of the private car had given way to speculation about whether the northern lights would oblige: the weather was right, apparently.
He learned the use and making of nets, as well as the coupling and uncoupling of the dogs.
Some were uncoupling the dogs, whose hoarse, savage bay added not a little to the animation of the scene.
Each car, without uncoupling, moved into a rotary dumper which then inverted, letting the coal fall out onto heavy grates.