Phenomena and Processes

Allostasis

Biological adaptation, such as the rise of EPINEPHRINE in response to exercise, stress or perceived danger, followed by a fall of epinephrine during RELAXATION. Allostasis is the achievement of stability by turning on and turning off the allostatic systems including the IMMUNE SYSTEM; the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM and NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEMS.

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Biological adaptation, such as the rise of EPINEPHRINE in response to exercise, stress or perceived danger, followed by a fall of epinephrine during RELAXATION. Allostasis is the achievement of stability by turning on and turning off the allostatic systems including the IMMUNE SYSTEM; the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM and NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEMS.

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5 entry terms
  • Allostases
  • Allostatic Load
  • Allostatic Loads
  • Load, Allostatic
  • Loads, Allostatic

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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2007

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Previous Indexing

  • Homeostasis (1994-2006)

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  1. G16.012.500w.274w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Allostasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D052636. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D052636
  2. Allostasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allostasis
  3. Allostasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3612637