Term Name: | response to xenobiotic stimulus |
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Synonyms: | drug resistance, drug susceptibility/resistance, response to drug |
Definition: | Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus from a xenobiotic, a compound foreign to the organism exposed to it. It may be synthesized by another organism (like ampicilin) or it can be a synthetic chemical. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0009410] QuickGO AmiGO |