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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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Toxicology

botanical pesticide

Biology; Toxicology

Substance with activity against pests, that is produced naturally within a plant and may act as a defense against predators.

cytochromes

Biology; Toxicology

Conjugated proteins containing heme as the prosthetic group and associated with electron transport and with redox processes.

dermatitis

Biology; Toxicology

Inflammation of the skin: contact dermatitis is due to local exposure and may be caused by irritation, allergy or infection.

chromatid

Biology; Toxicology

Either of two filaments joined at the centromere into which a chromosome divides as it duplicates itself during cell division.

biochemical mechanism

Biology; Toxicology

Reaction or series of reactions, usually enzyme-catalysed, associated with a specific physiological event in a living organism.

anoxia

Biology; Toxicology

Strictly total absence of oxygen but sometimes incorrectly used instead of hypoxia to mean a decreased oxygen supply in tissues.

anthracosis

Biology; Toxicology

Form of pneumoconiosis caused by accumulation of anthracite carbon deposits in the lungs due to inhalation of smoke or coal dust.

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