McEwen proposed a unifying model where allostasis is complementary to homeostasis, acting as the process that maintains homeostasis through dynamically changing physiological parameters such as blood pressure and heart rate to respond to environmental demands.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Urban Health Council
  Homeostasis vs Allostasis — The Urban Health Council

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• Homeostasis vs Allostasis — The Urban Health Council www.urbanhealthcouncil.com Urban Health Council via serper

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• homeostasis concept
• heart rate concept
• Bruce S. McEwen entity
• blood pressure concept