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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resorption (in biology)

Biology; Toxicology

Process in which the components of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergo lysis and assimilation. Note: Specifically in developmental toxicology, term applied to the ...

summation (in neurophysiology)

Biology; Toxicology

Process of addition of separate postsynaptic responses caused by stimuli that are adjacent in time and space. Note: Excitation of a synapse evokes a graded potential change in the postsynaptic ...

risk monitoring

Biology; Toxicology

Process of following up the decisions and actions within risk management in order to check whether the aims of reduced exposure and risk are achieved.

toxicodynamics

Biology; Toxicology

Process of interaction of potentially toxic substances with target sites, and the biochemical and physiological consequences leading to adverse effects.