Acquired Resilience: An Evolved System of Tissue Protection in Mammals

• Main Authors: Jonathan Stone (Author), John Mitrofanis (Author), Daniel M. Johnstone (Author), Benedetto Falsini (Author), Silvia Bisti (Author), Paul Adam (Author), Arturo Bravo Nuevo (Author), Mindy George-Weinstein (Author), Rebecca Mason (Author), Janis Eells (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This review brings together observations on the stress-induced regulation of resilience mechanisms in body tissues. It is argued that the stresses that induce tissue resilience in mammals arise from everyday sources: sunlight, food, lack of food, hypoxia and physical stresses. At low levels, these s...