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'''Xenohormesis''' is a hypothesis that posits that certain | '''Xenohormesis''' is a hypothesis that posits that certain compounds known as '''xenohormetic''' compounds, such as plant polyphenols, which indicate stress in the plants, can have benefits of another organism (heterotrophs) which consumes it. Or in simpler terms, xenohormesis is interspecies hormesis. The expected benefits include improve lifespan and fitness, by activating the animal's cellular stress response.{{pmid|18455976}} | ||
The term xenohormesis was first coined by Kondrad T. Howitz and [[David A. Sinclair]], in the 2004 paper "Small molecules that regulate lifespan: evidence for xenohormesis".{{pmid|15306006}} ''Xeno'' comes from greek, meaning foreign, and hormesis is the adaptive response of organisms and cells to stress.{{pmid|18455976}} | The term xenohormesis was first coined by Kondrad T. Howitz and [[David A. Sinclair]], in the 2004 paper "Small molecules that regulate lifespan: evidence for xenohormesis".{{pmid|15306006}} ''Xeno'' comes from greek, meaning foreign, and hormesis is the adaptive response of organisms and cells to stress.{{pmid|18455976}} | ||