supersensitivity
/ˌsuːpəɹ.sɛnsəˈtɪvətiː/
supersensitivity noun: extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
Noun
supersensitivity (uncountable)
- Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
- Because D 1 dopamine receptors are known to act through stimulatory heterotrimeric guanosine triphosphate-binding (G s ) proteins and activation of the cAMP pathway, up-regulation of this pathway in the nucleus accumbens could account for the functional supersensitivity of D 1 receptors observed in...1997 October 3, Eric J. Nestler, George K. Aghajanian, “Molecular and Cellular Basis of Addiction”, in Science, volume 278, number 5335, →DOI, pages 58–63
- In the next generation seeds were screened for ABA supersensitivity (era1/era1).1998 October 9, Zhen-Ming Pei et al., “Role of Farnesyltransferase in ABA Regulation of Guard Cell Anion Channels and Plant Water Loss”, in Science, volume 282, number 5387, →DOI, pages 287–290
Origin of supersensitivity
From super- + sensitivity.
Questions about supersensitivity
- What does supersensitivity mean?
- Supersensitivity means extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
- What part of speech is supersensitivity?
- Supersensitivity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce supersensitivity?
- Supersensitivity is pronounced /ˌsuːpəɹ.sɛnsəˈtɪvətiː/.
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