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"Loomis's Essentials of Toxicology, Fifth Edition, provides the information on the harmful biologic effects associated with exposures to chemicals of all types. The scope of this book includes a discussion of the major types of chemicals involved, their general properties and detrimental b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hayes, A. Wallace (Andrew Wallace), 1939- (Author), Wang, Tao (Toxicologist) (Author), Dixon, Darlene (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Loomis, Ted A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2020]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Toxicology.
Toxicology > methods
Poisons > toxicity
Poisoning > physiopathology
Toxicology
Toxicologie.
toxicology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, scope, and principles
  • Dose and dose-response relationships in toxicology
  • Biologic factors that influence toxicity
  • Chemical factors that influence toxicity
  • Influence of route of administration on systemic toxicity
  • Genetic factors that influence toxicity
  • Classification of harmful effects of chemicals
  • Toxic effects of chemicals
  • Abnormal response to chemicals
  • The basis of selective toxicity
  • The basis of antidotal therapy
  • Principles of biological tests for toxicity
  • Toxicologic testing methods
  • Clinical toxicology
  • Information sources in toxicology.