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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immunoglobulin

Biology; Toxicology

Family of closely related glycoproteins capable of acting as antibodies and present in plasma and tissue fluids; immunoglobulin E (IgE) is the source of antibody in Type I hypersensitivity (allergic) ...

flux of a quantity

Biology; Toxicology

Flow rate of an entity through a cross-section perpendicular to the flow divided by the cross-sectional area.

effluent

Biology; Toxicology

Fluid, solid or gas discharged from a given source into the external environment.

incremental unit risk estimate

Biology; Toxicology

For an air pollutant, this is the additional lifetime cancer risk occurring in a hypothetical population in which all individuals are exposed continuously from birth throughout their lifetimes to a ...

fiducial limit

Biology; Toxicology

Form of confidence limit given as a stated probability, for example P = 0.95. Note: In toxicology the terms fiducial limits and confidence limits are generally considered to be synonymous.

glomerular filtration

Biology; Toxicology

Formation of an ultrafiltrate of the blood occurring in the glomerulus of the kidney.

good manufacturing practice principles (GMP)

Biology; Toxicology

Fundamental rules incorporated in national regulations concerned with the process of effective organization of production and ensuring standards of defined quality at all stages of production, ...