Climate change, uncertainty and allostatic load

Context: Humans constantly respond to environmental stressors challenging their somatic stability. Allostasis, an evolved neuroendocrine/physiological stressor response system, is our main pathway for doing so. Effective allostasis returns somatic systems to their current optima; over a lifetime of...

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Main Authors: D. E. Crews, N. C. Kawa, J. H. Cohen, G. L. Ulmer, A. N. Edes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2019.1584243