Neuronal activity often leads to changes in synaptic efficacy. However, such plasticity must be accompanied by homeostatic mechanisms that prevent neural activity from being driven towards runaway ...

Homeostatic chemokines are expressed in certain tissues constitutively and direct cell recruitment under resting conditions. These homeostatic chemokines define 'cellular highways' that guide cells to ...

Homeostasis is the critical biological process through which the constant regulation of biochemical signals and functions is achieved at equilibrium. The most important functions in humans for ...

A LEGEND displayed over the old apothecary shop in Williamsburg, Virginia, reads, "Deus major agit." When Walter Cannon entitled his book on homeostatic reactions The Wisdom of the Body he ...