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Food Additive Toxicology
ISBN: 9780824792459 / Angielski / Twarda / 552 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides both historical information and recent toxicological data on various classes of food additives, examining the production, application and safety of numerous compounds used to enhance and preserve the quality of foods.
Provides both historical information and recent toxicological data on various classes of food additives, examining the production, application and saf...
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1790,02 |
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Introduction to Toxicology and Food
ISBN: 9780849314568 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With growing interest in the safety of foods, knowledge of food toxicology is gaining more importance every day. Introduction to Toxicology and Food provides a concise overview of both the science of toxicology and food toxicology. It presents easy-to-understand explanations of the concepts and principles of toxicology as a science, the toxicants found in foods, and naturally occurring antitoxic/anticarcinogenic substances in foods. It examines the uses, harmful effects, and safety aspects of a variety of toxicants, including natural toxicants, contaminants, and food additives.The book begins...
With growing interest in the safety of foods, knowledge of food toxicology is gaining more importance every day. Introduction to Toxicology and Food p...
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870,82 |
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The Role of Glia in Neurotoxicity
ISBN: 9780849317941 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presenting the latest research in glial cell function gleaned from new techniques in imaging and molecular biology, The Role of Glia in Neurotoxicity, Second Edition covers multiple aspects of glial cells, including morphology, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, pathology, and their involvement in the pathophysiology of neurological diseases. The book is structured to examine the interactions between glial cells and neurons during development, adulthood, and senescence, followed by specific examples of directly mediated glial neurotoxicity. The book also covers miscellaneous topics in...
Presenting the latest research in glial cell function gleaned from new techniques in imaging and molecular biology, The Role of Glia in Neurotoxicity,...
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1402,99 |
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Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems
ISBN: 9780849322815 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is great concern regarding the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine disruptors. Research indicates that men are experiencing declining fertility and an increased incidence of prostate cancer, while women are dealing with increased infertility, early menopause, and breast cancer. As new research reveals the previously unknown risks of these endocrine disruptors, it is imperative to update our knowledge of these controversial chemicals.
Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Second Edition examines the reproductive and health hazards of... There is great concern regarding the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine disruptors. Research indicates that men are experiencing declining f...
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1209,47 |
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Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity, Volume 2
ISBN: 9780849327575 / Angielski / Twarda / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second volume of Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity follows on directly from the successes of the first volume published last year. This series disseminates important data pertaining to food and nutrition safety and toxicology that is relevant to humans. Chapters in this series extend from the introduction of toxins in the manufacture or production of artificial food substances, to the ingestion of microbial contaminants or toxins and the cellular or physiological changes that arise.
The present volume has a broad range chapters reviewing contaminants in beer, the effects of... This second volume of Reviews in Food and Nutrition Toxicity follows on directly from the successes of the first volume published last year. This seri...
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1064,33 |
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Food Toxicology
ISBN: 9780849327605 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Intended as a text for students in food science, as well as a reference for food scientists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, and food manufacturers and packers, this is a comprehensive guide to the toxic aspects of food. It presents important topics relating to food safety and toxicology, including discussions on bacterial toxins, mycotoxins, natural toxins of plant origin, pesticides, food additives, transmission of toxicants through the food chain, toxins produced during processing, food allergens, biotechnology, antioxidants in food, risk evaluation, and regulatory toxicology.
Intended as a text for students in food science, as well as a reference for food scientists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, and food manufacturers an...
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1064,33 |
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Toxicants of Plant Origin: Alkaloids, Volume I
ISBN: 9780849369902 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. Coevolution of plants and her-bivores are covered with a detailed treatment of toxicant metabolism and systemic effects in mammalian tissues. Con-sideration of the economic importance of plant toxins, modi-fication by plant breeding, management of toxico-sis, and toxicant problems in various geographic areas are in-cluded. Each volume offers an extensive description of chemistry, biosynthesis, analysis, distribution in plants, metabolism in...
This comprehensive treatise offers an in-depth discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. Coe...
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3023,67 |
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Toxicants of Plant Origin: Glycosides, Volume II
ISBN: 9780849369919 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. This book discusses about toxicant metabolism and systemic effects in mammalian tissues.
Presents a discussion of natural toxicants in plants, emphasizing their effects as defenses against herbivory. This book discusses about toxicant meta...
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653,11 |
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Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment
ISBN: 9780849375910 / Angielski / Twarda / 678 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The source Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment supplies a state-of-the-art overview of the dermal absorption process, and is divided into six well organized sections. Written by internationally recognized experts in the field, this Second Edition is a complete revised and updated text, covering the wide range of methods used to assess skin absorption and the various governmental and industrial programs concerned with skin permeation and toxicity. These include alternative in silico, in vitro, and in vivo strategies to conduct studies for regulatory requirements. To make room for this...
The source Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment supplies a state-of-the-art overview of the dermal absorption process, and is divided into six we...
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919,20 |
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Drug Testing in Hair
ISBN: 9780849381126 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text sets out to validate hair testing as an accepted form of evidence for use in courts, as well as other places such as military and the workplace. Topics include: legal aspects, data on the incorporation of drugs in hair, data on the potential bias of these procedures, analytical tools, individual drugs, applications, and alternative hair. It presents recent experiments related to unanswered questions and missing information.
This text sets out to validate hair testing as an accepted form of evidence for use in courts, as well as other places such as military and the workpl...
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725,69 |
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Advances in Isotope Methods for the Analysis of Trace Elements in Man
ISBN: 9780849387302 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is increasing evidence that even minute amounts of trace elements can have profound effects on the human body. Advances in Isotope Methods for the Analysis of Trace Elements in Man describes new methods that are being developed to understand normal and abnormal trace element nutrition and metabolism.
This book includes a wealth of practical advice, encompassing all aspects of isotope methodology, such as the latest developments of analysis techniques for both stable and radioactive isotopes, issues in study design, current cost of isotopes, and analysis. It provides both a... There is increasing evidence that even minute amounts of trace elements can have profound effects on the human body. Advances in Isotope Methods for t...
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1040,14 |
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Molecular Dosimetry and Human Cancer: Analytical, Epidemiological, and Social Considerations
ISBN: 9780849388002 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides readers with a broad view of the field of molecular dosimetry by discussing its origins, underlying concepts, the wide range of approaches to making the measurements and applications for the results. Specific topics include the direct assessment of human carcinogens and assessment of low level risks, molecular epidemiology, validation of molecular epidemiologic methods, quantitative analysis of DNA adducts, the application of fluorescence to analysis of genotoxicity, exposure control versus risk assessment, genetic testing in the workplace, and medical screening for...
This book provides readers with a broad view of the field of molecular dosimetry by discussing its origins, underlying concepts, the wide range of app...
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846,63 |
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Principles of Cardiac Toxicology
ISBN: 9780849388095 / Angielski / Twarda / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What chemicals are poisonous to the heart and why are they toxic? Find out by reading Principles of Cardiac Toxicology. Certain chemicals can produce toxicity by interacting with elements of the cardiovascular system. This book presents the anatomical, physiological, biochemical, and pathological basis for this interaction and describes the classes of chemicals known to produce cardiovascular toxicity. Characteristics of potential antidotes are also discussed. Clinicians and researchers will discover that this volume is an essential guide to understanding factors that could contribute to...
What chemicals are poisonous to the heart and why are they toxic? Find out by reading Principles of Cardiac Toxicology. Certain chemicals can produce ...
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870,82 |
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Endotoxins : Pyrogens, LAL Testing and Depyrogenation
ISBN: 9780849393723 / Angielski / Twarda / 419 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This source expertly examines the discovery, control, and application of endotoxin form a parenteral manufacturing perspective, including discussioins of assay development, automation, depyrogenation, and the regulation of endotoxin testing by amebocyte lysate(LAL) methods. Completely revised and expanded, this source contains the knowledge necessary to apply endotoxin technologies in the increasingly complex pharmaceutical environment, and offers neew ans state-of-the-art sections on medical devices, regulation standards, validation procedures, and automated system dvelopments.
This source expertly examines the discovery, control, and application of endotoxin form a parenteral manufacturing perspective, including discussioins...
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919,20 |
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Chemical Pesticide Markets, Health Risks and Residues
ISBN: 9780851994765 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During recent decades there has been a steady increase in the use of chemical pesticides in both developed and developing countries. This has caused widespread concern about their impact on human health and on the environment. This is particularly the case in less developed countries which may lack appropriate resources to minimise risks and rectify problems. The purpose of this short book is to provide a review of chemical pesticide markets, including global figures, exports from developed countries, and markets in Latin America, Asia and Africa. The focus is on acute problems in developing...
During recent decades there has been a steady increase in the use of chemical pesticides in both developed and developing countries. This has caused w...
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223,57 |
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Nitrate and Man: Toxic, Harmless or Beneficial?
ISBN: 9780851995663 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nitrate is ubiquitous. It is present in water, soil, plants and food, and is also a normal human metabolite. The main external sources of nitrate are vegetables and drinking water. This book examines the relationship between nitrates and human health.
During the last 50 years or so, nitrate has been feared as the source of the rare condition called methaemoglobinaemia, or -blue baby syndrome-, for young infants. Nitrate has also been implicated with causing cancer, through increased formation of carcinogenic compounds. Both claims are based on dubious evidence. This book sets out... Nitrate is ubiquitous. It is present in water, soil, plants and food, and is also a normal human metabolite. The main external sources of nitrate are ...
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616,71 |
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Food Safety: Contaminants and Toxins
ISBN: 9780851996073 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Food safety is a concern for scientists, policy-makers and consumers especially as food poisoning outbreaks are becoming more common and as particular concerns arise over genetically modified foods. This book covers recent developments in the chemistry, biochemistry and physiological effects of toxicants that might have an impact on human health and welfare.
Food safety is a concern for scientists, policy-makers and consumers especially as food poisoning outbreaks are becoming more common and as particular...
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779,92 |
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Sound Science, Junk Policy: Environmental Health Science and the Decision-Making Process
ISBN: 9780865693081 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Morrone and Lohner assert that sound science is often misinterpreted, which leads to questionable policy decisions. This provocative look at environmental policymaking shows the importance of correctly interpreting science, and examines the full implications of using science as the major criterion in the decision-making process. Contemporary critics often argue that environmental policy problems are rooted in junk science. Yet Morrone and Lohner assert that many cases are based on sound science that is misinterpreted, which leads to questionable policy decisions. Revealing the way... Morrone and Lohner assert that sound science is often misinterpreted, which leads to questionable policy decisions. This provocative look at enviro... |
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376,85 |
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Health Effects of Toxic Substances
ISBN: 9780865876491 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This 2nd Edition is a significantly expanded exploration of hazardous chemicals, their effects on human health, and the principles of hazards materials toxicology and industrial hygiene. It includes up-to-date coverage of industrial hygiene, risk assessment, and epidemiology as well as continued coverage of medical monitoring, treatment, and management; industrial toxicology; exposure and entry routes; action of toxic substances; target organ effects; and exposure control methods.
This 2nd Edition is a significantly expanded exploration of hazardous chemicals, their effects on human health, and the principles of hazards material...
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512,82 |
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Substance Abuse in the Workplace
ISBN: 9780873711319 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Substance Abuse in the Workplace makes a valuable contribution to the national movement to help stem the tide of drug abuse. The book begins with the history of substance abuse, continues with a discussion of how the human body functions normally or under the influence of chemicals, and follows with a toxicological description of the more common chemicals abused today in America. It discusses ways to help the abuser through identification and assistance programs and also covers the laws involved.
The broad audience for Substance Abuse in the Workplace is includes middle and upper... Substance Abuse in the Workplace makes a valuable contribution to the national movement to help stem the tide of drug abuse. The book begins with the ...
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870,82 |