Blog
Save
Email
Print
ShareHomeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium adjustments, controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms..
For more information about the topic Homeostasis, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Feedback — In cybernetics and control theory, feedback is a process whereby some proportion or in general, function, of the output signal of a system is passed ... > read more
Hormone — A hormone is a chemical messenger from one cell (or group of cells) to another. All multicellular organisms produce hormones including plants. The ... > read more
T cell — T cells are a subset of lymphocytes that play a large role in the immune response. The abbreviation "T" stands for thymus, the organ in which their ... > read more
James Lovelock — James Ephraim Lovelock (born July 26, 1919), FRS, is an independent scientist, author, researcher and environmentalist who lives in Cornwall, in the ... > read more
Ecosystem — In ecology, the word ecosystem is an abbreviation of the term, ecological system. Some consider this the basic unit in ecology. Ecosystems are not to ... > read more
Cell membrane — A cell membrane, plasma membrane or plasmalemma is a selectively permeable lipid bilayer coated by proteins which comprises the outer layer of a ... > read more
R/K selection theory in ecology — In ecology, r/K selection theory relates to the selection of traits (in organisms) that allow success in particular environments. In unstable or ... > read more
Biology — Biology, also referred to as the biological sciences, is the study of living organisms utilizing the scientific method. Biology examines the ... > read more
Organelle — In cell biology, an organelle is one of several structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell. Eukaryotes ... > read more
Cholesterol — Cholesterol is a sterol and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Homeostasis at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter,
and Google +1:
Other bookmarking and sharing tools:
more 