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hypersensitivity
State in which an individual reacts with allergic effects following exposure to a certain substance (allergen) after having been exposed previously to the same substance.
Note: Most common chemical-induced allergies are Type I (IgE-mediated) and Type IV (cell-mediated) hypersensitivity.
- Partie du discours : noun
- Secteur d’activité/Domaine : Biologie; Chimie
- Catégorie : Toxicologie
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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- Walter Lane
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