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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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dose-effect curve
Biology; Toxicology
Graph of the relation between dose and the magnitude of the biological change produced measured in appropriate units.
dose-response curve
Biology; Toxicology
Graph of the relation between dose and the proportion of individuals in a population responding with a defined biological effect.
Hill plot
Biology; Toxicology
Graphical method for analysing binding of a molecule A to a macromolecule P with n binding sites. A Hill plot of lg(Θ/(1-Θ)) vs lg(A) has a slope of 1 if binding is non-co-operative and >1 for ...
no-observed-effect level (NOEL)
Biology; Toxicology
Greatest concentration or amount of a substance, found by experiment or observation, that causes no alterations of morphology, functional capacity, growth, development, or life span of target ...
no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL)
Biology; Toxicology
Greatest concentration or amount of a substance, found by experiment or observation, which causes no detectable adverse alteration of morphology, functional capacity, growth, development, or life ...
heat shock proteins
Biology; Toxicology
Group of proteins whose synthesis is increased by increased transcription when cells are exposed to elevated temperatures. Note: Production of high levels of heat shock proteins can also be triggered ...
stress proteins
Biology; Toxicology
Group of proteins whose synthesis is increased by increased transcription when cells are exposed to elevated temperatures. Note: Production of high levels of heat shock proteins can also be triggered ...
