Fundamentals of Toxicology. Essential Concepts and Applications

Content: 
Front-matter,Copyright,About the Author,Foreword,PrefaceEntitled to full textUnit IChapter 1 - Introduction and historical background, Pages 3-7
Chapter 2 - Definitions and scope of toxicology, Pages 9-17
Chapter 3 - Classification of poisons/toxicants, Pages 19-21
Chapter 4 - Factors affecting toxicity, Pages 23-29
Chapter 5 - Natural laws concerning toxicology, Pages 31-43
Chapter 6 - Hazard and risk assessment, Pages 45-51
Chapter 7 - Absorption, distribution, and excretion of toxicants, Pages 55-72
Chapter 8 - Biotransformation, Pages 73-85
Chapter 9 - Principles and basic concepts of toxicokinetics, Pages 87-107
Chapter 10 - Toxicological testing: Genesis, Pages 111-122
Chapter 11 - Toxicological testing: In vitro models, Pages 123-130
Chapter 12 - Toxicological testing: In vivo systems, Pages 131-150
Chapter 13 - Genotoxicity, Pages 151-164
Chapter 14 - Preclinical toxicological investigations of pharmaceutical products, Pages 165-171
Chapter 15 - Preclinical safety evaluation of biotechnology-derived products, Pages 173-176
Chapter 16 - Preclinical regulatory toxicology for biomaterials and medical devices, Pages 177-182
Chapter 17 - Toxic effects of pesticides (agrochemicals), Pages 185-202
Chapter 18 - Toxic effects of metals, Pages 203-213
Chapter 19 - Toxic effects of nonmetallics, Pages 215-220
Chapter 20 - Neurotoxic agents, Pages 221-244
Chapter 21 - Toxic effects of cardiac poisons, Pages 245-251
Chapter 22 - Toxic effects of asphyxiants, Pages 253-265
Chapter 23 - Toxic effects of caustics (corrosives), Pages 267-275
Chapter 24 - Drug toxicity, dependence, and abuse, Pages 277-285
Chapter 25 - Toxic effects of domestic chemicals, Pages 287-292
Chapter 26 - Toxic effects of poisonous plants, Pages 293-303
Chapter 27 - Poisonous foods and food poisoning, Pages 305-309
Chapter 28 - Poisons of animal origin, Pages 311-325
Chapter 29 - Chemical food poisoning, Pages 327-331
Chapter 30 - Health effects of radioactive materials, Pages 333-339
Chapter 31 - Basic concepts of forensic toxicology, Pages 343-345
Chapter 32 - Applications in toxicology, Pages 347-354
Chapter 33 - Clinical toxicology, Pages 355-364
Chapter 34 - Treatment of poisoning, Pages 365-367
Further Reading, Pages 369-380
Index, Pages 381-398