FEEDBACK REGULATION, BIOCHEMICAL
\fˈiːdbak ɹˌɛɡjuːlˈe͡ɪʃən], \fˈiːdbak ɹˌɛɡjuːlˈeɪʃən], \f_ˈiː_d_b_a_k ɹ_ˌɛ_ɡ_j_uː_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A mechanism of communication among life processes to coordinate development, reproduction, and homeostasis. In humans, feedback loops are especially important for communication between organs that are spatially separated. Virtually all hormones from the nervous and endocrine systems are under feedback control: by peripheral hormones, cations, metabolites, osmolarity or extracellular fluid volume.
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