Movements of inner ear fluids induced by sound vibrations (in the cochlea) or changes in head position (in the vestibular system) deflect stereocilia and stimulate hair cell responses, a process known as 'mechanotransduction' (1).
In reality, the non-zero momentum of target electrons bound in atoms blurs this ideal scattering response in a process known as Doppler broadening.
In some cases one hemisphere takes charge of the response selection – a process known as metacontrol.
The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family constitutes a primary system that mediates adaptive neuroendocrine, autonomic, and behavioral responses to stress, a process known as allostasis.
The fine-tuning of physiological systems is driven by an (epi gentic response towards environmental cues, a process known as developmental plasticity (reviewed in [ 4]).
Fungi can alternate their cellular morphology between unicellular yeast and multicellular hyphae forms in response to environmental stimuli, a process known as dimorphic switching.
G-CSF expression is often induced during infection and is thought to play an important role in the regulation of the systemic and local neutrophil response to the infection [34], a process known as stress or emergency granulopoiesis.
This amplification process is thought to involve alternating changes of the length and stiffness of OHC lateral wall in response to membrane potential fluctuations, a process known as electromotility (Ashmore, 1987; Brownell et al, 1985; Dallos et al, 2008; He & Dallos, 1999; Liberman et al, 2002; Russell et al, 2007).
WAT from certain depots, in response to appropriate stimuli, can undergo a process known as browning where it takes on characteristics of BAT, notably the induction of UCP1 (uncoupling protein 1) expression and the presence of multilocular lipid droplets and multiple mitochondria.
WAT from certain depots, in response to appropriate stimuli, can undergo a process known as browning where it takes on characteristics of BAT, notably the induction of UCP1 (uncoupling protein 1) expression and the presence of multilocular small lipid droplets [ 23].
