"Allostasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Biological adaptation, such as the rise of EPINEPHRINE in response to exercise, stress or perceived danger, followed by a fall of epinephrine during RELAXATION. Allostasis is the achievement of stability by turning on and turning off the allostatic systems including the IMMUNE SYSTEM; the AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM and NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEMS.
| Descriptor ID |
D052636
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.012.500.274
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| Concept/Terms |
Allostatic Load- Allostatic Load
- Allostatic Loads
- Load, Allostatic
- Loads, Allostatic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Allostasis" by people in Profiles.
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Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes as allostatic responses to chronic nutrient excess. Cell Metab. 2026 Aug 04; 38(8):1540-1556.
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Discrimination and allostatic load in black middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2026 02; 184:107714.
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Evaluating the Association Between Allostatic Load and Malignancy on Image-Guided Breast Biopsy. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 02; 23(2):246-255.
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Assessing the Correlation between Allostatic Load and False-Positive Image-Guided Breast Biopsies. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Sep; 33(9):1259-1266.
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Association between adverse childhood experiences and later-life allostatic load in UK Biobank female participants. Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec; 19:17455057231184325.
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Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk in Women in the First Year Postpartum: Allostatic Load as a Function of Race, Ethnicity, and Poverty Status. Am J Perinatol. 2019 08; 36(10):1079-1089.
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The Preconception Stress and Resiliency Pathways Model: a multi-level framework on maternal, paternal, and child health disparities derived by community-based participatory research. Matern Child Health J. 2015 Apr; 19(4):707-19.
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Chronic stress, allostatic load, and aging in nonhuman primates. Dev Psychopathol. 2011 Nov; 23(4):1187-95.