Experimental Toxicology - The Basic Issues

This book is a must for newcomers to the field who wish to gain an understanding of what toxicology is all about.

Sommario

Front matter; Contributors; Contents; Introduction to experimental toxicology; Effects of physical form, route, and species; Influence of animal species, strain, age, hormonal, and nutritional status; Experimental design; The biochemical principles of toxicology; Animal husbandry; Inhalation toxicology; Histopathology in safety evaluation; The metabolism and dispostion of xenobiotics; Theory and practice in metabolic studies; ImmunotoxicologyùConceptual problems; Perspectivesù the evaluation of reproductive toxicity and teratogenicity; Genetic toxicology; Molecular toxicology; Testing for carcinogenicity; In vitro methods for teratology testing; Assessing chemical injury to the reproductive system; Statistics; Risk assessment of chemicals; Epidemiology; Information and consultancy services in toxicology; Regulations and advisory requirements in relation to food; The influence of a growing environmental awareness on laboratory design; Good laboratory practice; Ethics in experiments on animals; Index

Riassunto

This book is a must for newcomers to the field who wish to gain an understanding of what toxicology is all about.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Diana Anderson
• Con la collaborazione di: D. Anderson (Editore), Diana Anderson (Editore), Diana (University of Bradford Anderson (Editore), D M Conning (Editore), D. M. Conning (Editore)
• Editore: RSC Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.12.1993
• EAN: 9780851864617
• ISBN: 978-0-85186-461-7
• Pagine: 580
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Peso: 807 g
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Chimica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie