Toxicology for the Health and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ISBN-13: 9781138303362 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 512 str.

Antonio Peña-Fernández; Mark D. Evans; Marcus S. Cooke

Opis

Comprising a series of chapters from leading toxicology, pharmacy and public health academics and experts across Europe, the United States and beyond, this book covers the fundamentals and recent developments in toxicology, to respond to local and global chemical, pharmaceutical and environmental threats.

Spis treści

Introduction To Toxicology. Toxicokinetics. Metabolism and Biotransformation of Xenobiotics. Mechanistic Toxicology. Genetic Toxicology and Carcinogenesis. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. Juvenile Toxicology. Population Toxicology. In Vitro Toxicity Testing. In Vivo Toxicity Testing. Toxicological Applications of Genomic, Proteomic and Metabolomic Technologies. Toxicology and the Epigenome. Toxic Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics. Toxicology of Industrial Chemicals. Toxicology of Herbal Medicines. Food Toxicology. Nanotoxicology. Human Health Risk Assessment. Toxicological Modelling. Human Biomonitoring. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology. Exposomics and Environmental Monitoring. Pesticide Toxicology. Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics as Emerging Environmental Contaminants. Environmental Recovery and Restoration. Toxicology and Climate Change. Chemical Warfare and Terrorism. Prevention and Treatment of the Toxic Effects 0f Pharmaceuticals and Pollutants.