Allostasis, Homeostasis, and the Costs of Physiological Adaptation

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Jay Schulkin
Cambridge University Press, Oct 25, 2004 - Medical - 372 pages
The concept of homeostasis is well established in medicine and physiology. In contrast, allostasis is a relatively new idea of 'viability through change'. This book, the first edited volume to focus on allostasis, orients the reader by addressing basic physiological regulatory systems, and examining bodily regulation under duress. It integrates the basic concepts of physiological homeostasis with disorders such as depression, stress, anxiety and addiction. It will appeal to graduate students, medical students, and researchers working in physiology, epidemiology, endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, neuroscience, and psychology.
 

Contents

Principles of Allostasis Optimal Design Predictive Regulation Pathophysiology and Rational Therapeutics
17
Protective and Damaging Effects of the Mediators of Stress and Adaptation Allostasis and Allostatic Load
65
Merging of the Homeostat Theory with the Concept of Allostatic Load
99
Operationalizing Allostatic Load
113
Drug Addiction and Allostasis
150
Adaptive Fear Allostasis and the Pathology of Anxiety and Depression
164
A Chronobiological Perspective on Allostasis and its Application to Shift Work
228
Allostatic Load and Life Cycles Implications for Neuroendocrine Control Mechanisms
302
Viability as Opposed to Stability An Evolutionary Perspective on Physiological Regulation
343
Index
365
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