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HOMEOSTASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physiology) metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic nervous system to offset disrupting changes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("homeostasis" is a kind of...):
equilibrium (a stable situation in which forces cancel one another)
Domain category:
physiology (the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
Derivation:
homeostatic (related to or characterized by homeostasis)
Context examples:
This protein is a multipass transmembrane protein and plays a role in cholesterol and lipid homeostasis.
(Niemann-Pick C1-Like Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in cardiac homeostasis.
(NPPB Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in transcriptional regulation, lipid metabolism, cell differentiation, glucose homeostasis and apoptosis.
(Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma, NCI Thesaurus)
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1a) is a tissue-specific coactivator that enhances the activity of many nuclear receptors and coordinates transcriptional programs important for energy metabolism and energy homeostasis.
(PGC1a Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A metabolic disorder that affects the phosphate homeostasis.
(Phosphorus Metabolic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
These interactions are essential for glandular development and homeostasis.
(Pituitary Hormone Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)
Peroxisomes are essential organelles that play a key role in redox signaling and lipid homeostasis.
(Peroxisome Biogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Hepcidin, a peptide hormone that plays a key role in the homeostasis of systemic iron, is upregulated during acute and chronic inflammation in response to cytokines.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
Transducing hormone signals into gene transcription, NRs regulate development, pattern formation, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and homeostasis in target tissues.
(Nuclear Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Transducing cellular signals into gene transcription, NRs regulate development, pattern formation, cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and homeostasis in target tissues.
(Orphan Nuclear Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
