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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phagocytosis

Biology; Toxicology

Process by which particulate material is endocytosed by a cell.

good laboratory practice principles (GLP)

Biology; Toxicology

Fundamental rules incorporated in OECD guidelines and national regulations concerned with the process of effective organization and the conditions under which laboratory studies are properly planned, ...

oncogene

Biology; Toxicology

Gene that can cause neoplastic (see neoplasia) transformation of a cell; oncogenes are slightly changed equivalents of normal genes known as proto-oncogenes.

lymphoma

Biology; Toxicology

General term comprising tumors and conditions allied to tumors arising from some or all of the cells of lymphoid tissue.

exposure limit

Biology; Toxicology

General term defining an administrative substance concentration or intensity of exposure that should not be exceeded.

external validity

Biology; Toxicology

Generalizability of the results of a particular study, beyond the limits of the population actually studied.

human exposure threshold of toxicological concern

Biology; Toxicology

Generic value of exposure to a substance, or a group of substances falling within a defined structural class, below which there is expected to be no appreciable risk to human health.