BIOLOGY-TEXT

5th Edition

ISBN: 9781260169621

Author: BROOKER

Publisher: MCG

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Homeostasis

Homeostasis is a self-regulatory process through which different biological systems maintain constant internal environmental conditions to compensate for environmental changes. In human physiology, it is a process of self-regulating internal, chemical, a…

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Define homeostasis, and give examples of homeostatically regulated physiological variables in animals.

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