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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

cleavage of a molecule

Biology; Toxicology

Splitting of a molecule into smaller molecular entities.

age sensitivity

Biology; Toxicology

Quantitative and qualitative age dependence of an effect.

antimycotic

Biology; Toxicology

Substance used to kill a fungus or to inhibit its growth.

fungicide

Biology; Toxicology

Substance used to kill a fungus or to inhibit its growth.

acaricide

Biology; Toxicology

Substance intended to kill mites, ticks or other Acaridae.

cell-mediated immunity

Biology; Toxicology

Immune response mediated by antigen-specific T-lymphocytes.

assimilation

Biology; Toxicology

Uptake and incorporation of substances by a living organism.

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