Organization for Physiological Homeostasis

ArticlesORGANIZATION FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL HOMEOSTASISWalter B. CannonWalter B. CannonPublished Online:01 Jul 1929https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.1929.9.3.399MoreSectionsPDF (4 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail Back to Top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedInformationCited ByA comprehensive review of the neuroscience of ingestion: the physiological control of eating: signals, neurons, and networksWillis K. Samson and Gina L. C. Yosten15 November 2021 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 102, No. 1The Physiological Control of Eating: Signals, Neurons, and NetworksAlan G. Watts*, Scott E Kanoski, Graciela Sanchez-Watts, and Wolfgang Langhans6 September 2021 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 0, No. 0An American Physiological Society cross-journal Call for Papers on “Inter-Organ Communication in Homeostasis and Disease”Sue C. Bodine, Heddwen L. Brooks, Nigel W. Bunnett, Hilary A. Coller, Mark R. 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