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homeostasis
(redirected from Homeostatic mechanism)

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The dosage and the time of study used allowed us to assess homeostatic mechanisms in normal human beings; this study will contribute to the development of specific recommendations for subgroups of the population that have genetic polymorphisms that render them more susceptible to minor copper deficiency and copper excess.
Homeostatic mechanisms will tend to counteract the rise in temperature of tissues exposed to heating.
One other point to remember about discontinuous change is the notion of threshold conditions beyond which homeostatic mechanisms are overcome and change takes place.
 
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