Term Name:	maintenance of stationary phase
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Definition:	The homeostatic process in which a population of cells changes its metabolic activity resulting in the rate of death in the population equaling the rate of reproduction. Stationary phase can be in response to limited nutrients or a build-up of toxic substances in the environment.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060274]    QuickGO    AmiGO