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Hormesis

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003219

Biphasic dose responses of cells or organisms (including microorganisms) to an exogenous or intrinsic factor, in which the factor induces stimulatory or beneficial effects at low doses and inhibitory or adverse effects at high doses.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003219
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymshormetic dose response
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoDose response
TranslationsSpanish: hormesis
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003219",
  "term": "Hormesis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Biphasic dose responses of cells or organisms (including microorganisms) to an exogenous or intrinsic factor, in which the factor induces stimulatory or beneficial effects at low doses and inhibitory or adverse effects at high doses.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hormetic dose response"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "dose response"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "hormesis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hormesis/"
}

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