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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Mattson, Mark P. (Editor ), Calabrese, Edward J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Pharmacology.
Neurosciences.
Medicine > Research.
Biology > Research.
Human physiology.
Neuroscience.
Biomedical Research.
Human Physiology.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hormesis: What it is and Why it Matters
  • Hormesis: Once Marginalized, Evidence Now Supports Hormesis as the Most Fundamental Dose Response
  • The Fundamental Role of Hormesis in Evolution
  • Transcriptional Mediators of Cellular Hormesis
  • The Devil is in the Dose: Complexity of Receptor Systems and Responses
  • Exercise-Induced Hormesis
  • Dietary Energy Intake, Hormesis, and Health
  • Couch Potato: The Antithesis of Hormesis
  • Hormesis and Aging
  • The Hormetic Pharmacy: The Future of Natural Products and Man-Made Drugs in Disease Prevention and Treatment.

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