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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Larynx

Biology; Toxicology

Main organ of voice production, the part of the respiratory tract between the pharynx and the trachea.

Integral indicator of toxic effect

Biology; Toxicology

Parameter (such as body weight or temperature) characterising the overall changes in the general state of the organism exposed to a toxic substance.

Environmental quality objective (EQO)

Biology; Toxicology

Overall state to be aimed for in a particular aspect of the natural environment, for example, "water in an estuary such that shellfish populations survive in good health". Note: Unlike an ...

Excitotoxicity

Biology; Toxicology

Pathological process by which neurons are damaged and killed by the overactivation of receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate, such as the NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor. Note: ...

Expressed sequence tag (EST)

Biology; Toxicology

Partial or full complementary DNA sequence which can serve as a marker for a region of the genome which encodes an expressed product.

Jaundice

Biology; Toxicology

Pathological condition characterised by deposition of bile pigment in the skin and mucous membranes, including the conjunctivae, resulting in yellow appearance of the patient or animal.