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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
Tumour suppressor gene
Biology; Toxicology
Gene which serves to protect cells from entering a cancerous state. Note: According to Knudson's "two-hit" hypothesis, both alleles of a particular tumour suppressor gene must acquire a mutation ...
Symptomatology
Biology; Toxicology
General description of all of the signs and symptoms of exposure to a toxicant. Note: Signs are the overt (observable) responses associated with exposure (such as convulsions, death, etc.) whereas ...
Yeast two-hybrid system
Biology; Toxicology
Genetic method for analysing the interactions of proteins. Note: Frequently restricted to man-made compounds.
Therapeutic cloning
Biology; Toxicology
Generation and manipulation of stem cells with the objective of deriving cells of a particular organ or tissue to treat a disease.
Risk assessment management process
Biology; Toxicology
Global term for the whole process from hazard identification to risk management.
Reference population
Biology; Toxicology
Group of all reference individuals used to establish criteria against which a population that is being studied can be compared.
Transcriptomics
Biology; Toxicology
Global analysis of gene expression to identify and evaluate changes in synthesis of mRNA after chemical exposure.
