Testing the hormetic nature of homeopathic interventions through stress response pathways

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 551-554

  Rattan, Suresh I S ^a   Deva, Taru ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aging; homeodynamics; homeopathy; Hormesis; longevity; stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AUTOPHAGY; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HOMEOPATHY; HORMESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG THERAPY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICOLOGY;

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY; HOMEOPATHY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY; PROTEIN ARRAY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOXICOLOGY; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 77953841749     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327110369858     Document Type: Short Survey

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