Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus

Term ID
GO:0071466
Synonyms
  • cellular response to drug
Definition
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (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.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
has parts
is a type of
negatively regulated by
positively regulated by
regulated by
Phenotype
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