Heat-Shock Response
Cancer Terms ->
Biological Process ->
Pathologic Process ->
Cell Stress Process ->
Cellular Stress Response -> Heat-Shock Response
Heat-Shock Response Definition
A constellation of responses that occur when an organism is exposed to excessive heat and other environmental stresses. Responses include synthesis of some proteins, repression of other proteins, and expression of new proteins. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Heat-Shock Response Synonyms
Heat-Shock Response, Heat Shock
Terms in Heat-Shock Response category
Copyright © Cancer Terms 2014 All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Low Carb Foods
No reproduction or republication permitted.