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Cellular Physiology

Meaning

Cellular Physiology is the comprehensive study of the functional activities and processes occurring within biological cells, encompassing all the physical and chemical phenomena essential for life. This discipline investigates how individual cells maintain homeostasis, communicate with their environment, respond to hormonal signals, and manage energy production via mitochondrial respiration. Understanding cellular physiology is foundational to clinical endocrinology, as all hormonal actions ultimately translate into changes at this fundamental level of organization. Optimal systemic health is a direct reflection of robust and efficient cellular function.