autoregulates
Manages its own levels
Autoregulates means to regulate itself automatically, without external control.
The term appears most often in biology, where cells, organs, or systems adjust their own function in response to changing conditions: The kidney autoregulates blood flow to maintain filtration.
It also applies to industries or professions that police themselves rather than submitting to government oversight.
Alteration to improve fit
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- modificationAct of altering something
- plasticityAbility to change shape
resilience · recalibration · self-tuning · optimization · habituation · flexibility · accommodation
State of balance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- neurotransmittersChemical neural messengers
cytokines · endocrine · hypothalamus · pituitary · pancreas · adrenal · metabolism · autonomic
Conveying information nonverbally
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
- upregulationIncreased cellular expression
downregulation · sensor · effector · dampening · amplification · self-limiting · closed-loop
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- modificationAct of altering something
plasticity · resilience · recalibration · self-tuning · optimization · habituation · flexibility · accommodation
equilibrium
State of balance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- osmoregulationMaintaining internal solute balance
hormones
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
neurotransmitters · cytokines · endocrine · hypothalamus · pituitary · pancreas · adrenal · metabolism · autonomic · cardiovascular
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
- receptorsProteins binding specific molecules
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- activationSetting into operation
upregulation · downregulation · sensor · effector · dampening · amplification · self-limiting · closed-loop
autoregulatesdysregulates
Impairs normal control mechanisms
malfunctions · destabilizes · loses control · runs amok · goes haywire