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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
dominant
Biology; Toxicology
Allele which expresses its phenotypic effect when present in either the homozygous or the heterozygous state.
environmental quality standard (EQS)
Biology; Toxicology
Amount concentration or mass concentration of a substance that should not be exceeded in an environmental system, often expressed as a time-weighted average measurement over a defined period.
ambient standard
Biology; Toxicology
Amount concentration or mass concentration of a substance that should not be exceeded in an environmental system, often expressed as a time-weighted average measurement over a defined period.
lethal dose (LD)
Biology; Toxicology
Amount of a substance or physical agent (e.g. radiation) that causes death when taken into the body.
organ dose
Biology; Toxicology
Amount of a substance or physical agent (radiation) absorbed by an organ.
no-effect dose (NED)
Biology; Toxicology
Amount of a substance that has no effect on the organism. Note: It is lower than the threshold of harmful effect and is estimated while establishing the threshold of harmful effect.
subthreshold dose
Biology; Toxicology
Amount of a substance that has no effect on the organism. Note: It is lower than the threshold of harmful effect and is estimated while establishing the threshold of harmful effect.
