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Antibody-mediated sensitivity is not associated with cellular-mediated or delayed sensitivity, most frequently known as contact dermatitis. Compounds causing this response and their origins in plants are usually different, as is the immunological process.

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Lewis, W.H. Notes on economic plants. Econ Bot 46, 426–430 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02866515

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