Biopolym. Cell. 1990; 6(4):32-42.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00027A
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Adaptation of cells to environmental factors. Characteristic of adaptive responses
1Solovyan V. T.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR
    Kiev, USSR

Abstract

The cellular adaptive response to various environmental factors has been analyzed. It is supposed that adaptive response irrespective of the nature of external factor is generated according to universal plan and characterized by surplus and nonspecificity of adaptive reactions.
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