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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.
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Toxicology
gonadotropic
Biology; Toxicology
Pertaining to effects on sex glands and on the systems that regulate them.
endocrine
Biology; Toxicology
Pertaining to hormones or to the glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
endothelial
Biology; Toxicology
Pertaining to the layer of flat cells lining the inner surface of blood and lymphatic vessels, and the surface lining of serous and synovial membranes.
graminicide
Biology; Toxicology
Pesticide (herbicide) used for the control of weedy grasses (Gramineae).
insilico
Biology; Toxicology
Phrase applied to data generated and analysed using computer modeling and information technology.
generally regarded as safe (GRAS)
Biology; Toxicology
Phrase used to describe the U.S. FDA philosophy that justifies approval of food additives that may not meet the usual test criteria for safety but have been used extensively and have not demonstrated ...
