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Claude Bernard was the first to appreciate that the composition of fluids in multicellular organisms must be controlled. He proposed that the stability of this internal environment, which he termed the “mileu organique interieur”, gave the body a degree of functional freedom from the variability of the external environment, the “milieu cosmique ambiant”. Since that time, it has become evident that such stability is attained by the coordinated activities of two major systems: the endocrine system and the autonomic nervous system.
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Breuer, H. (1980). Basic Principles Regulating the Endocrine System. In: Stoeckel, H., Oyama, T., Hack, G. (eds) Endocrinology in Anaesthesia and Surgery. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 132. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67745-8_1
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