Hormesis as a biological hypothesis

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 357-362

  Calabrese, Edward J ^a   Baldwin, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormesis; Low dose; Stimulation; U shaped; curve

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0031956731     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106s1357     Document Type: Conference Paper

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