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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

Desensitisation

Biology; Toxicology

Suppression of sensitivity of an organism to an allergen to which the organism has been exposed previously.

Administration of a substance

Biology; Toxicology

Application of a known amount of a substance to an organism in a reproducible manner and by a defined route.

Benchmark response

Biology; Toxicology

Response, expressed as an excess of background, at which a benchmark dose or benchmark concentration is set.

Necropsy

Biology; Toxicology

Post-mortem examination of the organs and body tissue to determine cause of death or pathological condition.

Autopsy

Biology; Toxicology

Post-mortem examination of the organs and body tissue to determine cause of death or pathological condition.

Clastogen

Biology; Toxicology

Agent causing chromosome breakage and (or) consequent gain, loss or rearrangement of pieces of chromosomes.

Cytochromes

Biology; Toxicology

Conjugated proteins containing heme as the prosthetic group and associated with electron transport and with redox processes.

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