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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intake

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of a substance that is taken into the body, regardless of whether or not it is absorbed: the total daily intake is the sum of the daily intake by an individual from food, drinking-water, and ...

excretion rate

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of substance and (or) its metabolites that is excreted divided by time of excretion.

extraction ratio

Biology; Toxicology

Amount of substance extracted from a source divided by the total contained within the source.

lymphocyte

Biology; Toxicology

Animal cell that interacts with a foreign substance or organism, or one which it identifies as foreign, and initiates an immune response against the substance or organism. Note: There are two main ...

germ-free animal

Biology; Toxicology

Animal grown under sterile conditions in the period of postnatal development: such animals are usually obtained by Caesarean operation and kept in special sterile boxes in which there are no viable ...