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[Analysis of mechanisms underlying adaptation processes].
Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia - 1 Jan 2000
Ozerniuk N D, Nechaev S K
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A system of elementary adaptation mechanisms is presented. The adaptations are considered as transients to a new homeostatic condition induced by an environmental change. We propose to distinguish adaptation mechanisms not directly related to gene expression (changes in the rate of synthesis and degradation of proteins, protein-ligand interactions, changes in viscosity of the membrane lipids) and the mechanisms...
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