| Term: | stromal cell response to stress |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | stromal cell |
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| Synonyms: | stromal cells |
| Definition: | A connective tissue cell of an organ found in the loose connective tissue. These are most often associated with the uterine mucosa and the ovary as well as the hematopoietic system and elsewhere. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009226] |
| Name: | response to stress |
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| Synonyms: | response to abiotic stress, response to biotic stress |
| 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 disturbance in organismal or cellular homeostasis, usually, but not necessarily, exogenous (e.g. temperature, humidity, ionizing radiation). |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006950] QuickGO AmiGO |