title: Hormesis is the beneficial action resulting from the response of an organism to a low-intensity stressor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78284-7756, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Masoro
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*