Lu's Basic Toxicology

Fundamentals, Target Organs and Risk Assessment, Third Edition

Frank C. Lu, Sam Kacew (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

376 Seiten

1996 | 3rd New edition
Taylor & Francis Inc (Verlag)
978-1-56032-379-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This text provides a concise, comprehensive treatment of modern toxicology. New to this edition is coverage of such topics as mechanisms, testing, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, oncogenes, receptors and host/environment interactions.

Inhalt

Part 1: general principles of toxicity; general considerations; absorption; distribution and excretion of toxicants; biotransformation of toxicants; toxic effects; modifying factors of toxic effects. Part 2: testing procedures for conventional and nontarget organ toxicities; conventional toxicity studies; carcinogenesis; mutagenesis; teratogenesis. Part 3: target organs; immunotoxicology; respiratory system - inhalation toxicology; toxicology of the liver; toxicology of the kidney; toxicology of the skin; toxicology of the eye; toxicology of the nervous system; reproductive and cardiovascular systems. Part 4: toxic substances and the safety/risk assessment; food additives and contaminents; toxicity of pesticides; toxicity of metals; industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants; toxicological evaluation - assessment of safety/risk.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.7.1996
• Verlagsort: Washington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 152 x 229 mm
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• ISBN-10: 1-56032-379-5 / 1560323795
• ISBN-13: 978-1-56032-379-2 / 9781560323792
• Zustand: Neuware