Biological effects of low-level environmental agents

被引:6
作者
Kmecl, P [1 ]
Jerman, I [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Bioelectromagnet & New Biol, BION, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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10.1054/mehy.1999.0968
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
We compare three similar but different biological effects: provocation-neutralisation treatment of non-antibody-mediated hypersensitivities, hormesis and low-level effects in radiation biology. All three have not yet been fully explained but share some common and interesting properties: non-linear concentration dependence, typical stress pattern and typical immune response. We try to make a generalisation of the three phenomena in terms of the informational properties of the low concentrations, and imply the possible common mechanism. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
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