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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telomere

Biology; Toxicology

Structure which terminates the arm of a chromosome. Note: A similar term ‘telomer’, with a different meaning is found in the IUPAC Gold Book

teratology

Biology; Toxicology

Study of malformations, monstrosities or serious deviations from normal development in organisms.

toxicogenetics

Biology; Toxicology

Study of the influence of hereditary factors on the effects of potentially toxic substances on individual organisms.

systems biology

Biology; Toxicology

Study of the mechanisms underlying complex biological processes as integrated systems of many, diverse, interacting components. Note: It involves (1) collection of large sets of experimental data (by ...