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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hypokalemia

Biology; Toxicology

Abnormally low potassium concentration in the blood.

hyponatremia

Biology; Toxicology

Abnormally low sodium concentration in the blood.

intestinal reabsorption

Biology; Toxicology

Absorption further down the intestinal tract of a substance or substances that have been absorbed before and subsequently excreted into the intestinal tract, usually through the bile.

limited evidence

Biology; Toxicology

According to the US EPA's guidelines for Carcinogen Risk Assessment, “limited evidence” is a collection of facts and accepted scientific inferences that suggests that an agent may be causing an ...

immediately-dangerous-to-life-or-health-concentration (IDLHC)

Biology; Toxicology

According to the US NIOSH, the maximum exposure concentration from which one could escape within thirty minutes without any escape-impairing symptoms or any irreversible health effects.

ketone bodies

Biology; Toxicology

Acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone, produced from acetyl-CoA, mainly in the mitochondria of liver cells when carbohydrates are so scarce that energy must be obtained from breaking down ...