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autoregulation

American  
[aw-toh-reg-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌɔ toʊˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the continual automatic adjustment or self-regulation of a biochemical, physiological, or ecological system to maintain a stable state.

Other Word Forms

  • autoregulative adjective
  • autoregulatively adverb
  • autoregulatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of autoregulation

First recorded in 1965–70; auto- 1 + regulation

Example Sentences

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Potential autoregulation of transcription factor PU.1 by an upstream regulatory element.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

This process is called autoregulation and capillary beds usually carry no more than 25 percent of the amount of blood it could hold at any time.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

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