Potential role of stress and sensitization in the development and expression of multiple chemical sensitivity

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1997, Pages 467-471

  Sorg, Barbara A ^a   Prasad, Balakrishna M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kindling; Limbic system; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Sensitization; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; KINDLING; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SENSITIZATION; STRESS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0030920520     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s2467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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