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*Summary prepared by Bruce McEwen and Teresa Seeman in collaboration with the Allostatic Load Working Group. Last revised 1999.
*Summary prepared by Bruce McEwen and Teresa Seeman in collaboration with the Allostatic Load Working Group. Last revised 1999.
*Chapter Contents:
*Chapter Contents:
:*Introduction  
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Introduction Introduction]
:*Where Stress Fits In
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Stress Where Stress Fits In]
:*Allostasis and Allostatic Load
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Allostasis Allostasis and Allostatic Load]
:*Allostatic Load Requires Understanding of Physiological Mechanisms
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Mechanismshttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Mechanisms Allostatic Load Requires Understanding of Physiological Mechanisms]
:*Validation of Allostatic Load
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Validationhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Validation Validation of Allostatic Load]
:*Further Refinement of Allostatic Load
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Refinementhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Refinement Further Refinement of Allostatic Load]
:*References
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#Referenceshttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/allostatic.html#References References]


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:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/sleep.htmlhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/sleep.html Sleep Quantity and Endocrine Markers of Sleep Quality]
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/sleep.htmlhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/sleep.html Sleep Quantity and Endocrine Markers of Sleep Quality]
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/vital.htmlhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/vital.html Vital Exhaustion - A Syndrome of Psychological Distress]
:*[http://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/vital.htmlhttp://www.macses.ucsf.edu/Research/Allostatic/notebook/vital.html Vital Exhaustion - A Syndrome of Psychological Distress]
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*[http://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb135k/allostasis.html Allostasis to Maintain Homeostasis: U.C. Berkeley - MCB135k: Physiology of the Aging Process]
:*Wear and tear are caused not only by changes in function but also by repeated fluctuations of various physiological systems and/or long-term exposure to elevated levels of physiological activity.
:*Homeostasis: emphasis is on steady state and optimal set points.
:*Allostasis: emphsis is on optimal operating ranges of physiological systems.
:*Effects of cumulative effects of stress on health and longevity.
:*Allostatic Load: stability through change represents the cumulative, multi-system view of physiological toll that may be exacted on the body through attempts at adaptation.
:*An organism must vary all parameters of its internal milieu and match them appropriately to environmental demands.
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*[http://www.rockefeller.edu/labheads/mcewen/intro.php Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology]
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*[http://johnhawks.net/weblog/topics/energetics/allostasis_mcewen_wingfield_2003.html Allostasis in Human Evolution]
:*John Hawks Weblog: paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution
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*[http://www.ma.uni-heidelberg.de/inst/miph/forschung_psychosozial_en.php Mannheim Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg]
:*Psychosocial Risk Factors and Allostatic Load


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  • Wear and tear are caused not only by changes in function but also by repeated fluctuations of various physiological systems and/or long-term exposure to elevated levels of physiological activity.
  • Homeostasis: emphasis is on steady state and optimal set points.
  • Allostasis: emphsis is on optimal operating ranges of physiological systems.
  • Effects of cumulative effects of stress on health and longevity.
  • Allostatic Load: stability through change represents the cumulative, multi-system view of physiological toll that may be exacted on the body through attempts at adaptation.
  • An organism must vary all parameters of its internal milieu and match them appropriately to environmental demands.
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  • John Hawks Weblog: paleoanthropology, genetics, and evolution
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  • Psychosocial Risk Factors and Allostatic Load
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