Regulator: An organism that can maintain constant some aspect of its physiology (e.g., body temperature) constant despite different and changing properties of the external environment

 

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Regulator: An organism that can maintain constant some aspect of its physiology (e.g., body temperature) constant despite different and changing properties of the external environment

Lead Regulator: A leading self-regulatory organization that over sees compliance with a particular section of the law, such as the NYSE, ASE, or NASDAQ.

Plant Regulator: A chemical that affects the physiological behavior of plants, for example through accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or maturation of produce. Typically the definition of plant reg . . . View Full Definition

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA): P.L. 96-354 (September 19,1964) requires federal agencies to consider the special needs and concerns of small business entities whenever they engage in rulemaking subject to notice and comme . . . View Full Definition

Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO): All securities and commodities exchanges in the United States are self-regulatory organizations (SROs), as is NASD. These bodies establish the standards under which their members conduct bus . . . View Full Definition

Regulatory Surplus: The surplus as measured using regulatory accounting principles (RAP), which may allow the nonmarket valuation of assets or liabilities and which may be materially different from economic surplus.

Osmoregulator: An organism that regulates the concentration of dissolved ions in its body fluids irrespective of changes in the external medium

Osmoregulators: Marine vertebrates whose body fiuids have about one-third the solute concentration of seawater; must therefore undergo osmoregulation.

Voltage Regulator: A device that smooths out voltage irregularities in the power fed to the computer, to prevent damage to the power supply or other components.

Regulatory Region Or Sequence: A dna base sequence that controls gene expression.