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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.
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Osteomalacia
Biology; Toxicology
Condition marked by softening of the bones (due to impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid), with pain, tenderness, muscular weakness, anorexia and loss of weight, resulting from ...
Graded effect
Biology; Toxicology
Consequence that can be measured on a graded scale of intensity or severity and its magnitude related directly to the dose or concentration of the substance producing it.
Hypervitaminosis
Biology; Toxicology
Condition resulting from the ingestion of an excess of one or more vitamins.
No-observed-effect level (NOEL)
Biology; Toxicology
Greatest concentration or amount of a substance, found by experiment or observation, that causes no alterations of morphology, functional capacity, growth, development, or life span of target ...
Hill plot
Biology; Toxicology
Graphical method for analysing binding of a molecule A to a macromolecule P with n binding sites. A Hill plot of lg(Θ/(1-Θ)) vs lg(A) has a slope of 1 if binding is non-co-operative and >1 for ...
Heat shock proteins
Biology; Toxicology
Group of proteins whose synthesis is increased by increased transcription when cells are exposed to elevated temperatures. Note: Production of high levels of heat shock proteins can also be triggered ...
Stress proteins
Biology; Toxicology
Group of proteins whose synthesis is increased by increased transcription when cells are exposed to elevated temperatures. Note: Production of high levels of heat shock proteins can also be triggered ...
