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Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal steady-state at the level of the multicellular organism. A homeostatic process by which an organism modulates its internal body temperature. Any homoeostatic process by which an organism maintains its internal body temperature at a relatively constant value. This is achieved by using metabolic processes to counteract fluctuations in the temperature of the environment.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: homoiothermy
Acc: GO:0042309
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Any homoeostatic process by which an organism maintains its internal body temperature at a relatively constant value. This is achieved by using metabolic processes to counteract fluctuations in the temperature of the environment.
Synonyms:
  • antifreeze activity
  • ice nucleation inhibitor activity
  • ice nucleation activity
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GO:0042309 - homoiothermy (interactive image map)
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