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(physiology) maintaining a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
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autoregulation
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Autoregulation is a process within many biological systems, resulting from an internal adaptive mechanism that works to adjust (or mitigate) that system's response to stimuli. While most systems of the body show some degree of autoregulation, it is most ...
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n. 1 (context biology English) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change. 2 The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure.
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n. (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
Usage examples of autoregulation.
Perhaps, if the human brain weren't so complex, it could perceive the change of latitude and perform autoregulation.
In the human brain, the part that performs the autoregulation is restrained by the neocortex.