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| underlying mechanisms of disease |
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| maintaining the intracellular environment within a narrow range of physiological parameters |
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| response to stress to preserve viability and function |
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| decrease in cellular size due to lack of use (eg muscular atrophy due to lack of nervous stimulation) |
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| decrease in cellular size due to pressure (eg atrophy in brain cells as a result of a tumor) |
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| uniform changing in cellular phenotype that can be reversible |
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| non-uniform cange in cellular phenotype |
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| increase in the number of cells due to hormonal stimulation |
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