The term chemical defense refers to a natural or induced production of certain substances by an organism that help protect it from predators, pathogens or environmental stress. Full definition
Marine algae utilize secondary metabolic products in order to provide themselves with a form of chemical defense against micro-organisms and predators. (sciencedaily.com)
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos illustrating the function of the transporter protein Abcb4 acting as effective chemical defense by keeping out chemical compounds from the embryos. (sciencedaily.com)
Application of Modern Toxicology Approaches for Predicting Acute Toxicity for Chemical Defense reviews the current state of computational and high - throughput approaches for predicting acute toxicity caused by chemical exposures likely to be encountered by deployed military personnel. (pnnl.gov)