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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Lymphoma

Biology; Toxicology

General term comprising tumours and conditions allied to tumours arising from some or all of the cells of lymphoid tissue.

Glomerular filtration

Biology; Toxicology

Formation of an ultrafiltrate of the blood occurring in the glomerulus of the kidney.

Effluent

Biology; Toxicology

Fluid, solid or gas discharged from a given source into the external environment.

Endoplasmic reticulum

Biology; Toxicology

Intracellular complex of membranes in which proteins and lipids, as well as molecules for export, are synthesised and in which the biotransformation reactions of the mono-oxygenase enzyme systems ...

Nystagmus

Biology; Toxicology

Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement (horizontal, vertical, rotary, mixed) of the eyeball, usually caused by a disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear or a malfunction of the central nervous ...

Extrapyramidal movement disorders

Biology; Toxicology

Involuntary movements, e.g., those that occur as a side effect of psychiatric medications.

Gene therapy

Biology; Toxicology

Introduction of genetic material into an individual, or the modification of the individual's genetic material, in order to achieve a therapeutic or prophylactic objective.