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hormesis

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hormesis [′hȯr·mə·səs]
(biology)
Providing stimulus by nontoxic amounts of a toxic agent.


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Unlike many other toxicologists, Calabrese uses the term hormesis to cover most nonlinear low-dose effects.
Counterintuitive toxicity: increasingly, scientists are finding that ... by Raloff, Janet / Science News
Hormesis can be best explained in reference to vitamins.
Mint candies, radiation, and illness: countries around the world are ... by Williamsen, Kurt / The New American
Indeed, it has been repotted that a dose--response relationship of POPs can be biphasic, that is, give a stimulatory response at low doses but an inhibiting response at high doses, which is known as the hormesis phenomenon (Calabrese and Baldwin 1998).
Impact of PCB and p,p'-DDE contaminants on human sperm Y:X chromosome ... by Giwercman, Aleksander / Environmental Health Perspectives
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