Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Toxicology

This publication is an account of the distribution, morphology, biology and classification of those scorpions considered to be of medical importance. The book also contains information on the clinical aspects of scorpion envenomation, and on methods for scorpion control.

Though the scope of this book is clearly delineated by its title, Scorpions of Medical Importance, Professor Keegan does consider those genera and species of scorpions that are not of medical importance, but commonly occur in association with man, and are often greatly feared. He has done so because of the...

All contributors to this review volume have done extensive research on arsenic poisoning and published excellent papers in internationally well-known journals. Health...

The Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is a comprehensive, two-volume reference guide to the properties, effects, and regulation of pesticides that provides the latest and most complete information to researchers investigating the environmental, agricultural, veterinary, and human-health impacts of pesticide use. Written by international experts from academia, government, and the private sector, the Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology is an in-depth examination of critical issues related to the need for, use of, and nature of chemicals used in modern pest management. This updated...

Molecular, Clinical and Environmental Toxicology offers a comprehensive and in-depth response to the increasing importance and abundance of chemicals during daily life all over the world. About 29 million different organic and inorganic compounds are currently listed in the Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) database and there are additions almost every day. The present volumes have been written for students and professionals in medicine, science, public health or engineering who are demanding reliable information and knowledge on toxic or potentially harmful agents and their effects in the...

Toxicology is the study of the nature and actions of chemicals on biological systems. In more primitive times, it really was the study of poisons. However, in the early 1500s, it was apparent to Paracelsus that "the dose differentiates a poison and a remedy." Clearly, the two most important tenets of toxicology were established during that time. The level of exposure (dose) and the duration of exposure (time) will determine the...

The Fourth Edition includes additional chapters on new approaches to toxicology - molecular methods (-omics: toxicogenomics, proteomics, and metabolomics), bioinformatics, and systems biology - and continues the legacy of its predecessors to...