hypersensitive response

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003303",
  "term": "hypersensitive response",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A specific reaction of a plant to invading pathogens, parasites or pests by the production of biochemicals (e.g. phenolic compounds, phytoalexins) to prevent further spread of the invading organism. It is characterized by necrosis and cell death.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hypersensitive reaction",
    "hypersensitivity (plants)",
    "plant hypersensitivity"
  ],
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "resistance mechanisms",
    "apoptosis",
    "elicitors",
    "gene-for-gene relationship",
    "pathogenesis-related proteins",
    "systemic acquired resistance",
    "hypersensitivity",
    "necrosis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "respuesta hipersensible"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/hypersensitive-response/"
}