general adaptation syndrome

initialism: GAS
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14710
Specific syndrome associated with Selyean stress composed of three phases: the alarm reaction, adaptation or resistance, and exhaustion; adaptation in all phases of the GAS results in restoration of homeostasis or reduced deviation from homeostasis.
See also: Selyean stress
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 890 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'general adaptation syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14710 RIS BibTex EndNote
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