endogenous
Type: concept Aliases: endogenous defenseendogenous clocks
- Systems Analogy Substances made naturally inside your own body rather than absorbed from food or medicine.
- Formal Definition Originating or synthesized internally within an organism, tissue, or cell rather than introduced from an external source.
Mentioned In
- Biological CircuitsLifestyle Synergy & Endogenous Sirtuin Pathways
- Book SynthesisWhen the Body Says No: Stress, Differentiation, and Disease
- Conceptxenohormesis
- Processdetoxification
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Endogenous substances originate internally within cells or tissues."