- germination
- arousal
- emergence
- resumption of cell division
- rebuilding depleted gradients and macromolecular systems
Dormancy is not one uniform mechanism, but metabolic suppression is a common energetic feature: biosynthesis and activity decline while survival and maintenance are prioritized. (PubMed Central (PMC))
Operational definition
State transition.
The transition from dormancy or metabolic suppression back toward active metabolism.
It includes restoration of:
- ion gradients;
- ATP production;
- transcription and translation;
- transport;
- repair;
- growth;
- behavioral activity.
Reactivation often requires an initial expenditure before independent resource capture becomes fully effective. A steady state is a nonequilibrium state maintained by continuing flux, while dormancy represents reversible low metabolic activity rather than thermodynamic equilibrium or universal metabolic cessation. (PubMed Central (PMC))