homeostasis
Homeostasis pertains to the balanced, optimized physio-chemical functioning toward which regulatory mechanisms of cells and organisms have evolved.
Homeostasis is classified as strong, weak, or structural homeostasis.
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סּ active transport סּ apoptosis ₪ cell cycle סּ cell-cycle control סּ cell growth ₪ cellular fate סּ cell membranes סּ cell motility סּ cellular stress response ₪ cellular survival סּ chemotaxis ₪ differentiation & embryogenesis סּ communication סּ concentration gradients סּ cytoplasm סּ cytoskeleton סּ death of cells סּ death receptor סּ ECM סּ endosomes סּ energy transducers ₪ epigenetic mechanisms סּ exosome סּ extracellular matrix סּ ion channels סּ lysosome סּ microtubules ¤ mitogens ₪ molecular switches סּ peroxisome סּ phagocytosis סּ physiological function סּ pinocytosis סּ protein degradation סּ proteasome סּ pumps סּ receptor proteins סּ receptor-mediated endocytosis ₪ regulation ₪ signaling סּ signaling gradients ~ signaling items ¤ signaling molecules סּ signal transduction סּ transport סּ two-component systems סּ vacuole סּ vesicle
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Homeostasis is classified as strong, weak, or structural homeostasis.
Related detailed items on Companion Sites :
סּ active transport סּ apoptosis ₪ cell cycle סּ cell-cycle control סּ cell growth ₪ cellular fate סּ cell membranes סּ cell motility סּ cellular stress response ₪ cellular survival סּ chemotaxis ₪ differentiation & embryogenesis סּ communication סּ concentration gradients סּ cytoplasm סּ cytoskeleton סּ death of cells סּ death receptor סּ ECM סּ endosomes סּ energy transducers ₪ epigenetic mechanisms סּ exosome סּ extracellular matrix סּ ion channels סּ lysosome סּ microtubules ¤ mitogens ₪ molecular switches סּ peroxisome סּ phagocytosis סּ physiological function סּ pinocytosis סּ protein degradation סּ proteasome סּ pumps סּ receptor proteins סּ receptor-mediated endocytosis ₪ regulation ₪ signaling סּ signaling gradients ~ signaling items ¤ signaling molecules סּ signal transduction סּ transport סּ two-component systems סּ vacuole סּ vesicle
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◦ A ◦ B ◦ C ◦ D ◦ E ◦ F ◦ G ◦ H ◦ I ◦ J ◦ K ◦ L ◦ M ◦ N ◦ O ◦ P ◦ Q ◦ R ◦ S ◦ T ◦ U ◦ V ◦ W ◦ X ◦ Y ◦ Z ◦ animation index ◦ diagram index ◦ image index ◦ micrograph index ◦ table index ◦ sem/tem index ◦ video index ◦
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