The hormesis database: The occurrence of hormetic dose responses in the toxicological literature

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Calabrese, Edward J ^a   Blain, Robyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; Biphasic; Dose response; Hormesis; Hormetic; Inverted U shaped; J shaped; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HORMESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE DATABASE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CONTROL GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HORMESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANTS; RATS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052403916     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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