Hormesis

"Hormesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D059165
MeSH Number(s)	G07.690.773.875.500 G07.690.936.500.500
Concept/Terms	Hormesis Hormesis Hormeses Hormetic Dose-Response Hormetic Dose-Response Dose-Response, Hormetic Dose-Responses, Hormetic Hormetic Dose Response Hormetic Dose-Responses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hormesis".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena [G07.690]
Pharmacological Phenomena [G07.690.773]
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug [G07.690.773.875]
Hormesis [G07.690.773.875.500]
Toxicological Phenomena [G07.690.936]
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug [G07.690.936.500]
Hormesis [G07.690.936.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hormesis".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hormesis".

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