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*[http://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb135k/allostasis.html Allostasis to Maintain Homeostasis: U.C. Berkeley - MCB135k: Physiology of the Aging Process]
:*Wear and tear are caused not only by changes in function but also by repeated fluctuations of various physiological systems and/or long-term exposure to elevated levels of physiological activity.
:*Homeostasis: emphasis is on steady state and optimal set points.
:*Allostasis: emphsis is on optimal operating ranges of physiological systems.
:*Effects of cumulative effects of stress on health and longevity.
:*Allostatic Load: stability through change represents the cumulative, multi-system view of physiological toll that may be exacted on the body through attempts at adaptation.
:*An organism must vary all parameters of its internal milieu and match them appropriately to environmental demands.

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  • Introduction
  • Where Stress Fits In
  • Allostasis and Allostatic Load
  • Allostatic Load Requires Understanding of Physiological Mechanisms
  • Validation of Allostatic Load
  • Further Refinement of Allostatic Load
  • References
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  • Wear and tear are caused not only by changes in function but also by repeated fluctuations of various physiological systems and/or long-term exposure to elevated levels of physiological activity.
  • Homeostasis: emphasis is on steady state and optimal set points.
  • Allostasis: emphsis is on optimal operating ranges of physiological systems.
  • Effects of cumulative effects of stress on health and longevity.
  • Allostatic Load: stability through change represents the cumulative, multi-system view of physiological toll that may be exacted on the body through attempts at adaptation.
  • An organism must vary all parameters of its internal milieu and match them appropriately to environmental demands.