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Competitive antagonists:

A) Decrease maximum response
B) Bind reversibly to the receptor, shifting the dose-response curve rightward (higher EC50, same Emax)
C) Bind irreversibly
D) Increase receptor number

Explanation

Competitive antagonist: can be overcome by increasing agonist concentration. Right shift of curve, Emax unchanged.

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