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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aphasia

Biology; Toxicology

Loss or impairment of the power of speech or writing, or of the ability to understand written or spoken language or signs, due to a brain injury or disease.

concentration-effect relationship

Biology; Toxicology

Association between exposure concentration and the resultant magnitude of the continuously graded change produced, either in an individual or in a population.

exposure-effect relationship

Biology; Toxicology

Association between exposure concentration and the resultant magnitude of the continuously graded change produced, either in an individual or in a population.

antiserum

Biology; Toxicology

Serum containing antibodies to a particular antigen either because of immunization or after an infectious disease. Note: Usually the antibodies are polyclonal.

assay

Biology; Toxicology

1. Process of quantitative or qualitative analysis of a component of a sample. 2. Results of a quantitative or qualitative analysis of a component of a sample.

cytoplasm

Biology; Toxicology

Fundamental substance or matrix of the cell (within the plasma membrane) which surrounds the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and other organelles.

analogue metabolism

Biology; Toxicology

Process by which a normally non-biodegradable compound is biodegraded in the presence of a structurally similar compound which can induce the necessary enzymes.