The notion of hormesis and the dose-response theory: A unified approach

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-499

  Murado, M A ^a   Vazquez J A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dose response; Generative model; Hormesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; NISIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PHENOBARBITAL;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARNOBACTERIUM MALTAROMATICUM; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HORMESIS; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PISCICULTURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33845884586     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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