FIGURE 1: Hormesis governs a pleiotropic pro-survival program.

When exposed to mild stress, cells/organisms respond by a variety of adaptive cellular programs that procure a preconditioned state. When an intense stress is applied subsequently, preconditioned but not naïve cells/organisms exhibit stress resistance and eventually improved survival. mtROS, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species.

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