Blood pressure is homeostatically regulated. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This makes sense homeostatically: if leptin is released in proportion to the fat accumulated then it is a signal of how much fat we have in reserve. From Wordnik.com. [Gary Taubes responds | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference
The air-conditioner is homeostatically controlled. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
First of all, we all make marijuana-like compounds and they homeostatically regulate all of our body systems. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
As one individual or identity, fetus and adult represent a single self-constructing self-perpetuating homeostatically adaptable machine. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Thermoregulation • Core temperature is homeostatically maintained - Surface temperature may fluctuate • Behavior - major mechanism • Second - control the blood flow to the skin and to other exposed surfaces. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Feedback loops • Organisms commonly use negative feedback loops to homeostatically regulate some factor. - the response opposes or removes the signal to stabilize the physiological variable back to within its normal range of values (set point). From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF), an ATPase involved in membrane fusion events and stabilization of surface AMPARs, and Polo-like kinase - 2 (Plk2), an activity-inducible kinase that homeostatically decreases excitatory synapse number and strength. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
Like the communities of other living things, human communities - from villages to nations - are shaped by their history, adapt to their environments, face hard choices between competing goods, and respond homeostatically in order to counter movements toward disruptive change. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Totten's Weblog] Reference
A living system's homeostatic ability plays a critical role in defining its uniqueness, as it enables it to homeostatically regulate the most important variable required for its continued living: an organization, whatever its description, that perpetuates its existence as a living system. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
A living system's homeostatic and allostatic abilities play a central role in defining its uniqueness, as it enables it to homeostatically and allostatically regulate the most important variables in concert required for its continued living: an organization, whatever its description, that perpetuates its existence as a living system autonomously. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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