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That actually makes a bit of sense to me. Uneducated guess: The cartilage breaks down, releasing some chemical, hormone, or just bits of cartilage into the bloo
by cgriswald 11y ago
That actually makes a bit of sense to me. Uneducated guess: The cartilage breaks down, releasing some chemical, hormone, or just bits of cartilage into the blood which the body detects at levels above some threshold, prompting the body to begin producing more cartilage.
- doug1001 11y agocould be right. (i have no idea about this particular instance but) a whole bunch of our metabolic pathways are initiated/regulated through negative feedback loops like the one you described.