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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neonate

Biology; Toxicology

Infant during the first 4 weeks of postnatal life. Note: For statistical purposes some scientists have defined the period as the first seven days of postnatal life. The precise definition varies from ...

nephritis

Biology; Toxicology

Inflammation of the kidney, leading to kidney failure, usually accompanied by proteinuria, hematuria, edema, and hypertension.

hyperalimentation

Biology; Toxicology

Ingestion or administration of nutrients in excess of optimal amounts.

exon

Biology; Toxicology

Coding section of a gene that is separated from other coding sequences of the same gene by intervening noncoding sequences.

library (in DNA bio-informatics)

Biology; Toxicology

Collection of DNA sequences in a searchable electronic form.

library in DNA bio-informatics

Biology; Toxicology

Collection of DNA sequences in a searchable electronic form.

library (in molecular biology)

Biology; Toxicology

Collection of genomic or complementary DNA sequences that have been cloned in a vector and grown in an appropriate host organism (e.g. bacteria, yeast).