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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.
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Toxicology
deposition
Biology; Toxicology
1. Process by which a substance arrives at a particular organ or tissue site, for example the deposition of particles on the ciliated epithelium of the bronchial airways. 2. Process by which a ...
adverse event
Biology; Toxicology
Occurrence which causes an adverse effect. Note: An adverse event in clinical studies is any untoward reaction in a human subject participating in a research project; such an adverse event, which may ...
biological effect monitoring (BEM)
Biology; Toxicology
Continuous or repeated measurement of early biological effects of exposure to a substance to evaluate ambient exposure and health risk by comparison with appropriate reference values based on ...
catabolism
Biology; Toxicology
1. Reactions involving the oxidation of organic substrates to provide chemically available energy (for example ATP) and to generate metabolic intermediates. 2. Generally, process of breakdown of ...
antonym anabolism
Biology; Toxicology
1. Reactions involving the oxidation of organic substrates to provide chemically available energy (for example ATP) and to generate metabolic intermediates. 2. Generally, process of breakdown of ...
cyclo-oxygenase specific inhibitors
Biology; Toxicology
Substances, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, which block the activity of cyclo-oxygenase (COX), an enzyme that is responsible for the formation of prostanoids (including prostaglandins, prostacyclin ...
adverse effect
Biology; Toxicology
Change in biochemistry, physiology, growth, development morphology, behavior, or lifespan of an organism which results in impairment of functional capacity or impairment of capacity to compensate for ...
