Keywords:
Toxicology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This one-stop reference is for those who need to understand key toxicological concepts in the light of increasing chemical regulations.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (189 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781847559753
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1185389
DDC:
615.90014
Language:
English
Note:
Concepts in Toxicology -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Structure of the Book -- Concept Groups -- Concept Group 1. Concepts Applying to Fundamental Principles of Toxicology -- Subgroup A - Exposure and Toxicity -- 1.1 Acute and Chronic -- 1.2 Interaction -- 1.3 Dose -- 1.4 Adverse Effect and Toxicity -- 1.5 Toxicity Classification, Labelling and Material Safety Data Sheets -- 1.6 Terms Applied to Toxic Substances -- Subgroup B - Hazard and Risk Assessment -- 1.7 Hazard -- 1.8 Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) -- 1.9 Risk -- 1.10 Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Safety -- Concept Group 2. Concepts Applying to Molecular and Cellular Toxicology -- 2.1 Speciation: Chemical and Biological -- 2.2 Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability (See also Section 4.5) -- 2.3 Carrier -- 2.4 Biotransformation -- 2.5 Reactive Oxygen Species -- 2.6 Aerobic and Anaerobic -- 2.7 Mutagenicity -- 2.8 Carcinogenicity -- 2.9 Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenetics -- 2.10 Epigenetics -- 2.11 Genomics, Proteomics and Related Terms -- 2.12 Apoptosis and Other Modes of Cell Death -- Concept Group 3. Concepts Applying to Whole Organism Toxicology -- 3.1 Benchmark Concentration and Dose -- 3.2 Absorption -- 3.3 Compartment -- 3.4 Volume of Distribution -- 3.5 Half-life -- 3.6 Biological Monitoring (Biomonitoring) -- 3.7 Local and Systemic Effects -- 3.8 Biomarker -- 3.9 Deterministic (Nonstochastic) and Stochastic Effects -- 3.10 Effect and Response -- 3.11 Teratogenicity -- 3.12 Reproductive Toxicity (See also Sections 3.11 and 4.3) -- 3.13 Immunotoxicity, Immunosuppression and Hypersensitivity -- 3.14 Elimination and Clearance -- Concept Group 4. Concepts Applying to Environmental Toxicology -- 4.1 Persistence -- 4.2 Nanoparticles and Ultrafine Particles -- 4.3 Endocrine Modification -- 4.4 Rate in Toxicology -- 4.5 Ecotoxicology.
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Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms -- Subject Index.
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