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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
endoplasmic reticulum
Biology; Toxicology
Intracellular complex of membranes in which proteins and lipids, as well as molecules for export, are synthesized and in which the biotransformation reactions of the mono-oxygenase enzyme systems ...
gene therapy
Biology; Toxicology
Introduction of genetic material into an individual, or the modification of the individual’s genetic material, in order to achieve a therapeutic or prophylactic objective.
extrapyramidal movement disorders
Biology; Toxicology
Involuntary movements, e.g., those that occur as a side effect of psychiatric medications.
nystagmus
Biology; Toxicology
Involuntary, rapid, rhythmic movement (horizontal, vertical, rotary, mixed) of the eyeball, usually caused by a disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear or a malfunction of the central nervous ...
organoleptic
Biology; Toxicology
Involving an organ, especially a sense organ as of taste, smell or sight.
ligand
Biology; Toxicology
Ion, molecule, or molecular group that binds to another chemical entity to form a larger complex.
lavage
Biology; Toxicology
Irrigation or washing out of a hollow organ or cavity such as the stomach, intestine or the lungs.
