ISSN:
1469-8986
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
,
Psychology
Notes:
This study attempted to determine whether a prior period of “stress” would elicit the sensitization reaction of the skin to topically applied chemical agents. A subthreshold concentration of 1-chloro-, 2-4, dinitrobenzene (DNCB) was applied to the skin of 40 guinea-pigs, 20 of which had been subjected to repetitive electrical shocks throughout the previous 15 minutes. They were examined 24 hours later, and were retested with DNCB at another site after 9 days for signs of delayed sensitization. The stressed animals exhibited a more severe contact-reaction (p 〈. 01) after the induction test and also after the delayed test.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1969.tb02837.x