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In contrast, desensitization usually refers to molecular changes at the level of receptor signaling and can be homologou s (reduced effects restricted to agonists acting through a specific receptor) or heterologous (reduced effects of agonists acting at other receptors that share a component of the signaling cascade, Lefkowitz et al., 1983)