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Toxicology is the science of poisons, embracing the physical and chemical study of all the known poisonous substances, as well as the methods of testing for them, their action on the living body, and the postmortem results they occasion. The Third Edition of this benchmark text once again proves the most authoritative resource on the subject for both students and practicing professionals.

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• Preface(p. xix)
• Contributors(p. xxi)
• I Introduction(p. 1)
• 1 Introduction to Toxicology(p. 3)
• 2 Introduction to Biochemical and Molecular Methods in Toxicology(p. 13)
• 3 Toxicant Analysis and Quality Assurance Principles(p. 23)
• II Classes of Toxicants(p. 31)
• 4 Exposure Classes, Toxicants in Air, Water, Soil, Domestic and Occupational Settings(p. 33)
• 5 Classes of Toxicants: Use Classes(p. 49)
• III Toxicant Processing In vivo(p. 75)
• 6 Absorption and Distribution of Toxicants(p. 77)
• 7 Metabolism of Toxicants(p. 111)
• 8 Reactive Metabolities(p. 149)
• 9 Chemical and Physiological Influences on Xenobiotic Metabolism(p. 163)
• 10 Elimination of Toxicants(p. 203)
• IV Toxic Action(p. 213)
• 11 Acute Toxicity(p. 215)
• 12 Chemical Carcinogenesis(p. 225)
• 13 Teratogenesis(p. 251)
• V Organ Toxicity(p. 261)
• 14 Hepatotoxicity(p. 263)
• 15 Nephrotoxicity(p. 273)
• 16 Toxicology of the Nervous System(p. 279)
• 17 Endocrine System(p. 299)
• 18 Respiratory Toxicity(p. 317)
• 19 Immunotoxicity(p. 327)
• 20 Reproductive System(p. 343)
• VI Applied Toxicology(p. 351)
• 21 Toxicity Testing(p. 353)
• 22 Forensic and Clinical Toxicology(p. 399)
• 23 Prevention of Toxicity(p. 411)
• 24 Human Health Risk Assessment(p. 423)
• VII Environmental Toxicology(p. 439)
• 25 Analytical Methods in Toxicology(p. 441)
• 26 Basics of Environmental Toxicology(p. 463)
• 27 Transport and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment(p. 479)
• 28 Environmental Risk Assessment(p. 501)
• VIII Summary(p. 519)
• 29 Future Considerations for Environmental and Human Health(p. 521)
• Glossary(p. 525)
• Index(p. 543)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Ernest Hodgson, PhD, has been a professor at North Carolina State University since 1961. He currently serves as the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Toxicology