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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.
Contributors in Toxicology
Toxicology
abiotic activation
Biology; Toxicology
Conversion of a xenobiotic to a more toxic derivative by modification not involving biological catalysis.
carcinogenicity
Biology; Toxicology
Process of induction of malignant neoplasms, and thus cancer, by chemical, physical or biological agents.
atrophy
Biology; Toxicology
Wasting away of the body or of an organ or tissue, involving a decrease in size and (or) numbers of cells.
cell line
Biology; Toxicology
Defined unique population of cells obtained by culture from a primary source through numerous generations.
see also transformed cell line
Biology; Toxicology
Defined unique population of cells obtained by culture from a primary source through numerous generations.
concentration-effect curve
Biology; Toxicology
Graph of the relation between exposure concentration and the magnitude of the resultant biological change.
exposure-effect curve
Biology; Toxicology
Graph of the relation between exposure concentration and the magnitude of the resultant biological change.
