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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.
Contributors in Toxicology
Toxicology
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).
