When less is more: hormesis against stress and disease
All living organisms need to adapt to ever changing adverse conditions in order to survive. The phenomenon termed hormesis describes an evolutionarily conserved process by which a cell or an entire organism can be preconditioned, meaning that previous exposure to low doses of an insult protects agai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell |
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| Online Access: | http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/when-less-is-more-hormesis-against-stress-and-disease/ |