POSITIVE FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL
\pˈɒzɪtˌɪv fˈiːdbak], \pˈɒzɪtˌɪv fˈiːdbak], \p_ˈɒ_z_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v f_ˈiː_d_b_a_k]\
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A mechanism of communication among life processes to coordinate development, reproduction, and homeostasis. In humans, feedback loops are especially important for communication between organs that are spatially separated. Virtually all hormones from the nervous and endocrine systems are under feedback control: by peripheral hormones, cations, metabolites, osmolarity or extracellular fluid volume.
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