homeostasis
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It is rooted in his conviction that feelings evolved to assist in homeostasis, or the maintaining of the body’s internal equilibrium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The study, published in Science, focused on how aging disrupts "proteostasis," or protein homeostasis.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
This system works to maintain homeostasis by balancing the body’s temperature, pain and immune response.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2025
"This neuro-immune-endocrine cooperation synergistically promotes increased production of renin to maintain blood pressure homeostasis, but, on the other hand, severe arteriolar hypertrophy reduces the blood filtration function of the kidney."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
It is evidently designed for the homeostasis of the earth.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing homeostasis
Cell Biology - High School
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Ecology - Middle School
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STAAR Biology: Cell Structure and Function
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