Practical Approach to Toxicological Investigations

Klappentext First published in 1989! this book acknowledges that new drugs! food additives and other compounds need to be carefully screened for toxic side-effects. Zusammenfassung First published in 1989! this book acknowledges that new drugs! food additives and other compounds need to be carefully screened for toxic side-effects. The bulk of this study is devoted to the practical questions of 'what toxicological studies should we perform?' and 'how should we perform them?' Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Regulatory requirements; 3. Animals: sources, selection, husbandry; 4. Standard studies in animals; 5. Measurements and observations made in living animals; 6. Terminal studies; 7. Specialised routes of exposure; 8. Reproductive toxicology; 9. Genotoxicity; Appendices; Index.

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• Authors: George B. Leslie, Leslie George B., A. Poole, Alan Poole, Alan Leslie Poole, Poole Alan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780521105460
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10546-0
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Medical toxicology, Genetics (non-medical), Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, Industrial chemistry and chemical engineering, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Pharmaceutical