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SENSITISATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sensitization
1, record 1, English, sensitization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sensitisation 2, record 1, English, sensitisation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The state of an organism after contact with an antigen to which further exposure elicits an immune or allergic response. 3, record 1, English, - sensitization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A person previously exposed to a certain material is more sensitive when he [or she] experiences further contact with it. 4, record 1, English, - sensitization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sensibilisation
1, record 1, French, sensibilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'un organisme qui, après un premier contact avec un antigène, acquiert à son égard des capacités de réaction. 2, record 1, French, - sensibilisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inmunología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensibilización
1, record 1, Spanish, sensibilizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Animal Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sensitization
1, record 2, English, sensitization
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an increase in the strength of a response originally evoked by a cs [conditioned stimulus] as the result of pairing with a ucs [unconditioned stimulus] and a response. 2, record 2, English, - sensitization
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sensitization is, in its outward appearance, approximately the opposite of habituation. ... With sensitization, the animal shows increased response to repeated stimuli. This generally involves highly relevant stimuli, such as encounters with predators, unlike the irrelevant stimuli involved in habituation. 3, record 2, English, - sensitization
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sensitisation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Comportement animal
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sensibilisation
1, record 2, French, sensibilisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] processus par lequel un stimulus qui, au préalable, ne déclenche aucune réponse particulière, acquiert un pouvoir de déclenchement d'une réponse, soit par simple répétition, soit par présentation d'un autre stimulus. 2, record 2, French, - sensibilisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La présentation répétée d'une stimulation n'entraîne pas toujours et uniquement une diminution de la réponse à cette stimulation. Elle peut aussi produire une augmentation de la réponse. C'est ce phénomène, qui est en quelque sorte l'inverse du phénomène d'habituation, que les chercheurs appellent «sensibilisation». 3, record 2, French, - sensibilisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La sensibilisation est un concept flou : sous la même appellation, on retrouve toujours une augmentation de la réponse à un stimulus ou l'acquisition du pouvoir de déclenchement d'une réponse par un stimulus, mais le processus qui engendre cette augmentation ou cette acquisition varie selon les auteurs consultés. 4, record 2, French, - sensibilisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
- Comportamiento animal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensibilización
1, record 2, Spanish, sensibilizaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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