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A cellular control mechanism in which an enzyme that catalyzes the production of a particular substance in the cell is inhibited when that substance has accumulated to a certain level, thereby balancing the amount provided with the amount needed.
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Mechanism by which the products or outcomes of a process are coupled to the input. Feedback mechanisms are important in regulating many physiological processes. See also negative feedback, positive feedback.
An inhibition of activity due to the production of an end product of the action. Also called feedback mechanism.
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