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  2. Positive feedback - Wikipedia

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    Audio feedback (also known as acoustic feedback, simply as feedback, or the Larsen effect) is a special kind of positive feedback which occurs when a sound loop exists between an audio input (for example, a microphone or guitar pickup) and an audio output (for example, a loudly-amplified loudspeaker).

  3. Biochemical switches in the cell cycle - Wikipedia

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    An example that reveals the interaction of the multiple negative and positive feedback loops is the activation of cyclin-dependent protein kinases, or Cdks14. Positive feedback loops play a role by switching cells from low to high Cdk-activity. The interaction between the two types of loops is evident in mitosis.

  4. Autoregulation - Wikipedia

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    An example is a system in which a protein P that is a product of gene G "positively regulates its own production by binding to a regulatory element of the gene coding for it," [14] and the protein gets used or lost at a rate that increases as its concentration increases. This feedback loop creates two possible states "on" and "off".

  5. Homeostasis - Wikipedia

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    Thus, to Barcroft homeostasis was not only organized by the brain—homeostasis served the brain. [12] Homeostasis is an almost exclusively biological term, referring to the concepts described by Bernard and Cannon, concerning the constancy of the internal environment in which the cells of the body live and survive.

  6. Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis - Wikipedia

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    Thyrotropic feedback control on a more detailed and quantitative level. [3] Thyroid homeostasis results from a multi-loop feedback system that is found in virtually all higher vertebrates. Proper function of thyrotropic feedback control is indispensable for growth, differentiation, reproduction and intelligence.

  7. Hodgkin cycle - Wikipedia

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    The Hodgkin cycle represents a positive feedback loop in which an initial membrane depolarization leads to uncontrolled deflection of the membrane potential to near V Na. The initial depolarization must reach or surpass a certain threshold in order to activate voltage-gated Na + channels .

  8. Insulin signal transduction pathway - Wikipedia

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    An example of positive feedback mechanism in the insulin transduction pathway is the activation of some enzymes that inhibit other enzymes from slowing or stopping the insulin transduction pathway which results in improved intake of the glucose. One of these pathways, involves the PI3K enzyme.

  9. Stimulus (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    Homeostatic outbalances are the main driving force for changes of the body. These stimuli are monitored closely by receptors and sensors in different parts of the body. These sensors are mechanoreceptors, chemoreceptors and thermoreceptors that, respectively, respond to pressure or stretching, chemical changes, or temperature changes.