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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Carrier prodrug

Biology; Toxicology

Compound that contains a temporary linkage between a given active substance and a transient carrier group, the latter producing improved physicochemical or pharmacokinetic properties and easily ...

Base pairing

Biology; Toxicology

Linking of the complementary pair of polynucleotide chains of nucleic acids by means of hydrogen bonds between complementary purine and pyrimidine bases, adenine with thymine or uracil, cytosine with ...

Allele

Biology; Toxicology

One of several alternate forms of a gene which occur at the same relative position (locus) on homologous chromosomes and which become separated during meiosis and can be recombined following fusion ...

Addiction

Biology; Toxicology

Surrender and devotion to the regular use of a medicinal or pleasurable substance for the sake of relief, comfort, stimulation, or exhilaration which it affords; often with craving when the drug is ...

Antibody

Biology; Toxicology

Protein (immunoglobulin) produced by the immune system in response to exposure to an antigenic molecule and characterised by its specific binding to a site on that molecule (antigenic determinant or ...

Anaerobe

Biology; Toxicology

Organism which does not require dioxygen for life. Note: Obligate (strict) anaerobes grow only in the absence of dioxygen. Facultative anaerobes can grow either in the presence or in the absence of ...