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Toxicology
A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.
Contributors in Toxicology
Toxicology
Exposure-effect relationship
Biology; Toxicology
Association between exposure concentration and the resultant magnitude of the continuously graded change produced, either in an individual or in a population.
Cytoplasm
Biology; Toxicology
Fundamental substance or matrix of the cell (within the plasma membrane) which surrounds the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and other organelles.
Antiserum
Biology; Toxicology
Serum containing antibodies to a particular antigen either because of immunisation or after an infectious disease. Note: Usually the antibodies are polyclonal.
Aphasia
Biology; Toxicology
Loss or impairment of the power of speech or writing, or of the ability to understand written or spoken language or signs, due to a brain injury or disease.
Dependence
Biology; Toxicology
1. A psychic craving for a drug or other substance which may or may not be accompanied by a physical dependency. 2. Reliance on a drug or other substance to maintain health.
Asphyxia
Biology; Toxicology
Condition resulting from insufficient intake of oxygen: symptoms include breathing difficulty, impairment of senses, and, in extreme, convulsions, unconsciousness and death.
Codex Alimentarius
Biology; Toxicology
Collection of internationally adopted food standards drawn up by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the principal body implementing the joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme.
