Hormesis a revolution in biology, toxicology, and medicine /
Hormesis is defined as any circumstance in which exposure of a cell or organism to a low dose of a substance or condition results in an adaptive stimulatory/beneficial outcome, while exposure to a high dose results in an inhibitory / detrimental outcome. When plotted on a graph the shape of the dose...
| Other Authors: | Mattson, Mark Paul., Calabrese, Edward J., 1946-, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Springer,
©2010.
New York : [2010] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 213 pages) : illustrations. |
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Table of Contents:
- Hormesis; Preface; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Hormesis: What It Is and Why It Matters; References; Hormesis: Once Marginalized, Evidence Now Supports Hormesis as the Most Fundamental Dose Response; References; The Fundamental Role of Hormesis in Evolution; References; Transcriptional Mediators of Cellular Hormesis; References; The Devil Is in the Dose: Complexity of Receptor Systemsand Responses; References; Exercise-Induced Hormesis; References; Dietary Energy Intake, Hormesis, and Health; References; Couch Potato: The Antithesis of Hormesis; References; Hormesis and Aging.