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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
Heme
Biology; Toxicology
Complex consisting of an iron ion coordinated to a porphyrin acting as a tetradentate ligand, and to one or two axial ligands.
Haem
Biology; Toxicology
Complex consisting of an iron ion coordinated to a porphyrin acting as a tetradentate ligand, and to one or two axial ligands.
Exposure test
Biology; Toxicology
Determination of the level, concentration or uptake of a potentially toxic compound and (or) its metabolite(s) in biological samples from an organism (blood, urine, hair etc.) and the interpretation ...
Hydrophobic
Biology; Toxicology
Having an affinity for fat and high lipid solubility. Note: This is a physicochemical property which describes a partitioning equilibrium of solute molecules between water and an immiscible organic ...
Hazard identification
Biology; Toxicology
Determination of substances of concern, their adverse effects, target populations, and conditions of exposure, taking into account toxicity data and knowledge of effects on human health, other ...
Hazard assessment
Biology; Toxicology
Determination of factors controlling the likely effects of a hazard such as the dose-effect and dose-response relationships, variations in target susceptibility, and mechanism of toxicity.
