Adaptation, Physiological

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The non-genetic biological changes of an organism in response to challenges in its ENVIRONMENT.

Descriptor ID	D000222
MeSH Number(s)	G07.025 G16.012.500
Concept/Terms	Adaptation, Physiological Adaptation, Physiological Physiological Adaptation Adaptations, Physiologic Adaptation, Physiologic Physiologic Adaptation Physiologic Adaptations Adaptations, Physiological Physiological Adaptations

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Adaptation, Physiological".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Adaptation, Physiological [G07.025]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Adaptation, Biological [G16.012]
Adaptation, Physiological [G16.012.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Adaptation, Physiological".

Adaptation, Physiological
Acclimatization

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Bar chart showing 116 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	2	0	2
2002	0	1	1
2003	2	3	5
2004	3	2	5
2005	3	7	10
2006	3	1	4
2007	3	6	9
2008	3	5	8
2009	2	0	2
2010	1	3	4
2011	2	2	4
2012	3	1	4
2013	5	0	5
2014	2	0	2
2015	2	1	3
2016	4	3	7
2017	0	2	2
2018	2	4	6
2019	0	3	3
2020	5	6	11
2021	3	2	5
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	4	5
2025	2	1	3
2026	0	3	3

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Quirk NF, Gregory KN, Morita YS, Tan S. Rv3839-Rv3840 links the endogenous heme biosynthesis pathway with Mycobacterium tuberculosis adaptation to nitric oxide and iron limitation stress. PLoS Genet. 2026 Jun; 22(6):e1012202.

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Hathiramani NR, Jerrett AE, Spinelli JB. Flip the fuel, and the heat is on! Carnitine synthesis as a physiological mediator of fuel adaptation. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2026 May; 37(5):389-391.

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Su H, Hu G, Chen B, Hou Q, Miao X, Shen M, Xiao H, Li T, Liu Y, You S, Lei G. A cuticular protein mediates thermal and desiccation tolerance through dual regulation of barrier function and water homeostasis. J Insect Physiol. 2026 Mar; 169:104950.

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Pinto-Hernandez P, Fernandez-Sanjurjo M, Paget D, Caravia XM, Roiz-Valle D, Castilla-Silgado J, Diez-Robles S, Coto-Vilcapoma A, Fernandez-Vivero D, Gama-Perez P, Garcia-Roves PM, Lopez-Otin C, Zierath JR, Krook A, Fernandez-Garcia B, Tomas-Zapico C, Iglesias-Gutierrez E. Training-induced plasma miR-29a-3p is secreted by skeletal muscle and contributes to metabolic adaptations to resistance exercise in mice. Mol Metab. 2025 Aug; 98:102173.

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Muir BC, Haddad JM, van Emmerik REA, Rietdyk S. Age-Related changes in joint power during gait: Adaptations in middle-aged adults to maintain walking speed. J Biomech. 2025 May; 185:112692.

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Ashcroft SP, Ehrlich AM, Burek K, Pendergrast LA, Yonamine CY, Treebak JT, Zierath JR. Enhanced metabolic adaptations following late dark phase wheel running in high-fat diet-fed mice. Mol Metab. 2025 May; 95:102116.

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Kwiatkowski ER, Rosenthal JJC, Emery P. Crosstalk between the circatidal and circadian clocks mediates behavioral adaptation to tidal patterns. Curr Biol. 2024 Nov 18; 34(22):5239-5251.e2.

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Dang EV, Reboldi A. Cholesterol sensing and metabolic adaptation in tissue immunity. Trends Immunol. 2024 11; 45(11):861-870.

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Shin YC, Latorre-Muro P, Djurabekova A, Zdorevskyi O, Bennett CF, Burger N, Song K, Xu C, Paulo JA, Gygi SP, Sharma V, Liao M, Puigserver P. Structural basis of respiratory complex adaptation to cold temperatures. Cell. 2024 Nov 14; 187(23):6584-6598.e17.

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Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Wright CJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Kamrava K, Carter A, van der Heijden ESM, Reed RD, Papa R, Jiggins CD, Martin A. A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 03; 121(36):e2403326121.

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