Essays in toxicology. Vol. 6 /
Essays in Toxicology, Volume 6 approaches toxicology by very different routes; two essays with materials (plastics and tobacco alkaloids), one deals with the effects of abnormal pressure, one considers the biochemistry of the lung, and one discusses poison control centers and other mechanisms for li...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Academic Press.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Essays in Toxicology, Volume 6 approaches toxicology by very different routes; two essays with materials (plastics and tobacco alkaloids), one deals with the effects of abnormal pressure, one considers the biochemistry of the lung, and one discusses poison control centers and other mechanisms for limiting the injury done by toxic materials. The book presents essays on the topological problems and untoward effects from plastic devices used in medical applications; the metabolism of tobacco alkaloids; and poisons control center. The text also includes essays on the toxicology of hypobaric and hy. |
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| Item Description: | Medicine. Toxicology. Reviews of research (BNB/PRECIS). Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 195 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | ReferencesChapter 4. Toxicology of Hypobaric and Hyperbaric Environments; I. Introduction; II. Effects of Altered Hydrostatic Pressure Alone; III. Biological Effects of Inert Gases; Iv. Superimposition of Altered Pressures and Inert Gases on Exogenous Agents; V. Pharmacotherapy of Decompression Sickness; VI. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Exploitable Biochemical Approaches for the Evaluation of ToxicLung Damage; I. Introduction; II. Biochemical Composition of Lung Tissue; III. In Vivo Biosynthesis of Macromolecules in the Lung; IV. Work with Lung Slices. |
| ISBN: | 9781483216461 1483216462 |