Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

positive regulation of response to stimulus

Term ID
GO:0048584
Synonyms
  • activation of response to stimulus
  • stimulation of response to stimulus
  • up regulation of response to stimulus
  • up-regulation of response to stimulus
  • upregulation of response to stimulus
Definition
Any process that activates, maintains or increases the rate of a response to a stimulus. Response to stimulus is 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.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
positively regulates
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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