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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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 ...