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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one-compartment model

Biology; Toxicology

Kinetic model, where the whole body is thought of as a single compartment in which the substance distributes rapidly, achieving an equilibrium between blood and tissue immediately.

lysimeter

Biology; Toxicology

Laboratory column of selected representative soil or a protected monolith of undisturbed field soil with which it is possible to sample and monitor the movement of water and substances.

exothelium

Biology; Toxicology

Layer of flattened epithelial cells external to an organ or tissue.

endothelium

Biology; Toxicology

Layer of flattened epithelial cells lining the heart, blood vessels and lymphatic vessels.

gene

Biology; Toxicology

Length of DNA that encodes a functional product, which may be a polypeptide or a ribonucleic acid. Note: A gene is the fundamental unit of heredity

environmental exposure level (EEL)

Biology; Toxicology

Level (concentration or amount or a time integral of either) of a substance to which an organism or other component of the environment is exposed in its natural surroundings.

immuno-assay

Biology; Toxicology

Ligand-binding assay that uses a specific antigen or antibody, capable of binding to the analyte, to identify and quantify substances. The antibody can be linked to a radioisotope (radioimmunoassay, ...