Toxicology

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.

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Psychotropic

Biology; Toxicology

Exerting an effect upon the mind and capable of modifying mental activity.

Promotor

Biology; Toxicology

Erroneous spelling of promoter (in molecular genetics), found in some literature.

Secondary metabolite

Biology; Toxicology

Product of biochemical processes other than the normal metabolic pathways, mostly produced in micro-organisms or plants after the phase of active growth and under conditions of nutrient deficiency.

Traceability (in metrology)

Biology; Toxicology

Property of a measurement result whereby the result can be related to a stated reference through a documented unbroken chain of calibrations, each contributing to the measurement uncertainty.

Proportional mortality rate

Biology; Toxicology

Proportion of observed deaths from a specified condition in a defined population divided by the proportion of deaths expected from this condition in a standard population, expressed either