environment. Thus, to Barcroft homeostasis was not only organized by the brain—homeostasis served the brain. Homeostasis is an almost exclusively biological... 80 KB (9,585 words) - 18:05, 16 April 2024 |
In biology, energy homeostasis, or the homeostatic control of energy balance, is a biological process that involves the coordinated homeostatic regulation... 14 KB (1,718 words) - 10:58, 28 March 2024 |
Radiation hormesis (redirect from Radiation homeostasis) Radiation hormesis is the hypothesis that low doses of ionizing radiation (within the region of and just above natural background levels) are beneficial... 55 KB (6,726 words) - 04:32, 23 April 2024 |
tissues and subsequently organs and then organ systems. They ensure homeostasis and the viability of the human body. It consists of head, hair, neck... 54 KB (5,562 words) - 23:20, 22 April 2024 |
Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis (redirect from Thyroid homeostasis) hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis (HPT axis for short, a.k.a. thyroid homeostasis or thyrotropic feedback control) is part of the neuroendocrine system... 15 KB (1,667 words) - 00:41, 9 November 2023 |
Jevons paradox (redirect from Waste homeostasis) In economics, the Jevons paradox (/ˈdʒɛvənz/; sometimes Jevons effect) occurs when technological progress increases the efficiency with which a resource... 26 KB (2,839 words) - 11:50, 6 April 2024 |
Thermoregulation (redirect from Thermal homeostasis) thermoregulation. The internal thermoregulation process is one aspect of homeostasis: a state of dynamic stability in an organism's internal conditions, maintained... 55 KB (6,370 words) - 23:14, 25 April 2024 |
Gaia hypothesis (redirect from Planetary homeostasis) coordination of living organisms and maintain those conditions through homeostasis. In some versions of Gaia philosophy, all lifeforms are considered part... 77 KB (9,369 words) - 03:58, 20 April 2024 |
Blood sugar regulation (redirect from Glucose homeostasis) within a narrow range. This tight regulation is referred to as glucose homeostasis. Insulin, which lowers blood sugar, and glucagon, which raises it, are... 11 KB (923 words) - 17:44, 18 January 2024 |
Risk compensation (redirect from Risk homeostasis) (2000) "The extreme views of risk homeostasis have attracted little support" O'Neill & Williams (1998) "Risk homeostasis is not a theory. It is a hypothesis... 51 KB (6,049 words) - 17:45, 12 April 2024 |
Allostasis (section Variance from homeostasis) Another example that does not completely follow homeostasis is blood pressure: if abiding by homeostasis, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring should show... 30 KB (3,817 words) - 19:34, 18 January 2024 |
Drug withdrawal (section Effect on homeostasis) around 37 °C (98.6 °F). Homeostasis is impacted in many ways by drug usage and withdrawal. The internal systems perpetuate homeostasis by using different counter-regulatory... 11 KB (1,502 words) - 15:18, 13 March 2024 |
Acid–base homeostasis is the homeostatic regulation of the pH of the body's extracellular fluid (ECF). The proper balance between the acids and bases... 21 KB (2,421 words) - 14:25, 19 February 2024 |
Calcium metabolism (redirect from Calcium homeostasis) : 276–277 An important aspect of calcium metabolism is plasma calcium homeostasis, the regulation of calcium ions in the blood plasma within narrow limits... 30 KB (3,699 words) - 07:45, 24 March 2024 |
the saliva and bile. Beneficial bacteria also can contribute to the homeostasis of the gastrointestinal immune system. For example, Clostridia, one of... 49 KB (5,781 words) - 08:06, 17 April 2024 |
Developmental homeostasis is a process in which animals develop more or less normally, despite defective genes and deficient environments. It is an organism's... 14 KB (1,906 words) - 23:20, 6 April 2024 |
Metaplasticity (redirect from Synaptic homeostasis) homeostasis hypothesis? In February 2002, two separate articles were published on the discovery of a receptors' involvement in synaptic homeostasis.... 26 KB (3,823 words) - 11:52, 16 January 2024 |
Bioinorganic chemistry (redirect from Metal homeostasis) Sychrová H (2004). "Yeast as a model organism to study transport and homeostasis of alkali metal cations" (PDF). Physiol Res. 53 (Suppl 1): S91–8. PMID 15119939... 21 KB (2,372 words) - 05:57, 17 January 2024 |
Human iron metabolism (redirect from Iron homeostasis) iron metabolism is the set of chemical reactions that maintain human homeostasis of iron at the systemic and cellular level. Iron is both necessary to... 46 KB (5,567 words) - 14:57, 26 April 2024 |
Common watersnake (section Homeostasis) The common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) is a species of large, nonvenomous, common snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to North America... 24 KB (2,688 words) - 01:31, 27 April 2024 |
purported stabilization of physiological processes and promotion of homeostasis. The term "adaptogen" refers to non-toxic plants or their extracts purported... 6 KB (549 words) - 00:49, 26 April 2024 |
in the persistence and transformation of life forms. Metabolism and homeostasis are examples. Biological processes within an organism can also work as... 3 KB (378 words) - 18:47, 5 March 2024 |
Potassium (section Homeostasis) sometimes termed the "external potassium homeostasis system"; and the first two, the "reactive potassium homeostasis system". The reactive negative-feedback... 93 KB (10,766 words) - 23:01, 30 March 2024 |
Adenosine receptor (section Bone homeostasis) respiration in premature infants. Adenosine receptors play a key role in the homeostasis of bone. The A1 receptor has been shown to stimulate osteoclast differentiation... 20 KB (1,954 words) - 16:46, 22 April 2024 |
Endocrine diseases are disorders of the endocrine system. The branch of medicine associated with endocrine disorders is known as endocrinology. Broadly... 11 KB (857 words) - 20:11, 20 April 2024 |
Homeostatic model assessment (redirect from Homeostasis model assessment) Hosker JP, Rudenski AS, Naylor BA, Treacher DF, Turner RC (1985). "Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and beta-cell function from fasting... 7 KB (783 words) - 16:35, 8 September 2023 |
Brain (section Homeostasis) homeostasis (Greek for "standing still"). Maintaining homeostasis is a crucial function of the brain. The basic principle that underlies homeostasis is... 130 KB (15,433 words) - 04:32, 17 April 2024 |