Hormesis: What it is and why it matters

Hormesis: A Revolution in Biology, Toxicology and Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-13

  Mattson, Mark P ^a   Calabrese, Edward J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biphasic; Environmental protection; Evolution; Preconditioning; Stress; Toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855550444     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-495-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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