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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Technical directive

Biology; Toxicology

Technical specification, usually in the form of a document available to the public, drawn up with the consensus or general approval of all interests affected by it, based on the consolidated results ...

Surveillance

Biology; Toxicology

Systematic ongoing collection, collation, and analysis of data and the timely dissemination of information to those who need to know in order that action can be taken to initiate investigative or ...

Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)

Biology; Toxicology

Technique by which specific DNA segments are amplified selectively using cycles of annealing, chain extension, and thermal dissociation.

S9 fraction

Biology; Toxicology

Supernatant fraction obtained from an organ (usually liver) homogenate by centrifuging at 9000 g for 20 minutes in a suitable medium; this fraction contains cytosol and microsomes.