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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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Toxicology
Non-ionizing radiation
Biology; Toxicology
Electromagnetic radiation of low energy that is not capable of causing ionization.
Nephrosis
Biology; Toxicology
Disease of the kidneys marked by degeneration of renal tubular epithelium.
Good laboratory practise principles (GLP)
Biology; Toxicology
Fundamental rules incorporated in OECD guidelines and national regulations concerned with the process of effective organisation and the conditions under which laboratory studies are properly planned, ...
Good manufacturing practise principles (GMP)
Biology; Toxicology
Fundamental rules incorporated in national regulations concerned with the process of effective organisation of production and ensuring standards of defined quality at all stages of production, ...
Incremental unit risk estimate
Biology; Toxicology
For an air pollutant, this is the additional lifetime cancer risk occurring in a hypothetical population in which all individuals are exposed continuously from birth throughout their lifetimes to a ...
Fiducial limit
Biology; Toxicology
Form of confidence limit given as a stated probability, for example P = 0.95. Note: In toxicology the terms fiducial limits and confidence limits are generally considered to be synonymous.
Oncogene
Biology; Toxicology
Gene that can cause neoplastic (see neoplasia) transformation of a cell; oncogenes are slightly changed equivalents of normal genes known as proto-oncogenes.
