Allostatic load is the wear and tear on the body that accumulates as an individual is exposed to repeated or chronic stress. The term was coined by the neuroscientists Bruce McEwen and Eliot Stellar in 1993, and it represents the physiological consequences of prolonged exposure to a fluctuating or heightened neural or neuroendocrine stress response.
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Core ClaimAllostatic load is the wear and tear on the body that accumulates as an individual is exposed to repeated or chronic stress. 1 First Described Year Classification
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"the wear and tear on the body" which accumulates as an individual is exposed to repeated or chronic stress
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The term was coined by Bruce McEwen and Eliot Stellar in 1993
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Allostatic load is "the wear and tear on the body" which accumulates as an individual is exposed to repeated or chronic stress.
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