sensitization

IPA: sˈɛnsɪtɪzˈeɪʃʌn

Examples of "sensitization" in Sentences

The food panel tests often yield false-positive results called "sensitization."
This sensitization is unpredictable based on frequency or duration of freon abuse.
Just like Chrysanthemum pyrethrins, it can cause skin sensitization (rash) in certain people.
We found that long-term sensitization in Aplysia is similarly dependent on protein synthesis, whereas short-term sensitization is not.
In 1972, Schwartz, Howard Cedar, and I found that stimulation of the pathway involved in sensitization increased the level of cAMP in the entire abdominal ganglion.
Using a quantal analysis, we found that the synaptic facilitation characteristic of sensitization is presynaptic and that inhibitors of serotonin block this presynaptic facilitation.
The association between soy consumption and peanut sensitization is not causal but merely a result of preferential use of soy milk in infants with a personal or family history of cow's milk allergy.
Indeed, there's a well-established phenomenon called sensitization, or sometimes the whetting effect: if you picture yourself eating chocolate, your __________ for it increases, and such thoughts can cause you to __________ salivate.
We had earlier found in Aplysia that long-term sensitization involved a persistent increase in the strength of the same synaptic connection altered by the shortterm process - the connections between the sensory and motor neurons of the gill-withdrawal reflex.