Toxicology studies the injurious effects of chemical and physical
agents on living organisms, observed as alterations in
structure and function.Topics covered includes:Targets and Bio-Transformation,
Toxicokinetics, Hemato- and Vascular Toxicity, Dermatotoxicity, Neurotoxicity,
Hepatotoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, Pulmonary Toxicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Geno
toxicity and Carcinogenicity.
Toxicology studies the injurious effects of chemical and physical
agents on living organisms, observed as alterations in
structure and function.Topics covered includes:Targets and Bio-Transformation,
Toxicokinetics, Hemato- and Vascular Toxicity, Dermatotoxicity, Neurotoxicity,
Hepatotoxicity, Nephrotoxicity, Pulmonary Toxicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Geno
toxicity and Carcinogenicity.
The aim of this
manual is to help hospital laboratories in developing countries to provide a
basic analytical toxicology service using a minimum of special apparatus.
This lecture
note on toxicology is primarily inspired for undergraduate laboratory technology
students who participate in the care of poisoned patients. Topics covered
includes: Introduction to toxicology, General approach to the poisoned patients,
Practical aspects of analytical toxicology and Medical toxicants.