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Heat-Shock Proteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Proteins which are synthesized in eukaryotic organisms and bacteria in response to hyperthermia and other environmental stresses. They increase thermal tolerance and perform functions essential to cell survival under these conditions.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Heat-Shock Protein
  • Stress Protein
  • Stress Proteins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HPMSH8XR-R

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