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Taxonomy vs Supersensitivity - What's the difference?

taxonomy | supersensitivity |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and supersensitivity

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while supersensitivity is (biochemistry|pharmacology) extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    supersensitivity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry, pharmacology) Extreme sensitivity (of the body) to a chemical.
  • *{{quote-journal, 1997, date=October 3, Eric J. Nestler & George K. Aghajanian, Molecular and Cellular Basis of Addiction, Science citation
    • , passage=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 these neurons--which occurs in the absence of detectable changes in the receptors themselves--after chronic cocaine (or other stimulant) exposure (18 ). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1998, date=October 9, Zhen-Ming Pei et al., Role of Farnesyltransferase in ABA Regulation of Guard Cell Anion Channels and Plant Water Loss, Science citation
    • , passage=In the next generation seeds were screened for ABA supersensitivity (era1/era1 ). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1999, date=October 15, Mohammed Akaaboune et al., Rapid and Reversible Effects of Activity on Acetylcholine Receptor Density at the Neuromuscular Junction in Vivo, Science citation
    • , passage=The effects of inactivity on new receptor synthesis and denervation supersensitivity are mediated by Ca 2 influx (24 ). }}