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autofeedback en · NOUN

Etymology

From auto- + feedback.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) feedback from and to the same system
    • It has been suggested that PC-1 and p53 participate in an autofeedback pathway which functions to tightly regulate their expression, and aberrant expression of either protein leads to impaired development. 2015 August 19, Aimilia Varela et al., “Elevated expression of mechanosensory polycystins in human carotid atherosclerotic plaques: association with p53 activation and disease severity”, in Scientific Reports, volume 5, →DOI: