Hypersensitivity vs hyposensitivity

Food Toxicology 2(2+0)
Lesson 5 : General Principles of Toxicology

Hypersensitivity vs hyposensitivity

In some situations, no fixed dose can be relied on to produce a given response in a population. Therefore, a distribution curve can show a normal response, a hypersensitive response, and a hyposensitive response.

Fig. Mean-dose relationships illustrating hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity

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