Definition of Autoregulation

1. Noun. (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism.

Category relationships: Physiology
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process

Definition of Autoregulation

1. Noun. (biology) Any of several physiological processes in which an inhibitory feedback system counteracts change. ¹

2. Noun. The process that maintains a constant flow of blood to an organ despite changes in arterial pressure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Autoregulation

1. Regulation of a gene encoding a transcription factor by its own gene product: a feedback process. (02 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoregulation

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autoreferential
autoreferentiality
autoreferentially
autorefresh
autoregister
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autoregistering
autoregistration
autoregression
autoregressive
autoregulate
autoregulated
autoregulates
autoregulating
autoregulation (current term)
autoregulatory
autoregulatory loop
autoreinfection
autorenewal
autorepeat
autoreply
autoreproduction
autoresonance
autoresponder
autoresponders
autoresponse
autoreverse
autorhythmic
autorick

Literary usage of Autoregulation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Acute Perinatal Asphyxia in Term Infants: Report of the Workshopedited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz edited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz (1997)
"As noted above autoregulation has been demonstrated in the fetal lamb, ... This autoregulation has been shown to be dependent on an adequate level of ..."

2. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Examples appear to include estrogen receptor autoregulation during vitellogenesis in some fish and frog species (48) and thyroid hormone receptor ..."

3. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"... product appeared to be involved in autoregulation and it was also shown that the ... to autoregulation. Many regions, dispersed over the entire ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1908)
"He holds that the secretion of the enzyme into the surrounding medium is a function of the living cell, being made possible by autoregulation of the ..."

5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"This test was performed after completion of surgery. All experiments were conducted at endogenous MABP which was above the lower limit of autoregulation. ..."

6. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the Second Nimh Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Sassone-Corsi, P.; Sisson, JC; and Verma, IM Transcriptional autoregulation of the proto-oncogene/05. Nature 334:314-319, 1988. ..."

7. Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-Edge Engineering from the 2005 by National Academy of Engineering, Nae (2006)
"Engineering stability in gene networks by autoregulation. Nature 405(6786): 590-593. Bignell, C, and CM Thomas. 2001. The bacterial ParA-ParB partitioning ..."

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