Toxicology category: 209 books
Non-Exhaust Emissions
An Urban Air Quality Problem for Public Health; Impact and Mitigation Measures
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Non-Exhaust Emissions: An Urban Air Quality Problem for Public Health comprehensively summarizes the most recent research in the field, also giving guidance on research gaps and future needs to evaluate the health impact and possible remediation of non-exhaust particle emissions. With contributions...
Detection of Drug Misuse
Biomarkers, Analytical Advances and Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Drug misuse and dependence is an ever evolving field of study, which has exploded over recent years owing to the advent of the internet. Due to the ever-growing number of young people using drugs recreationally and the privatisation of drug screening and detection services, there is the need to disseminate...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Neurotoxicity of Nanomaterials and Nanomedicine presents an overview of the exciting research in neurotoxicity and nanomaterials. Nanomaterials have been extensively used in medicine, including diagnosis probes, drug carriers, and embedded materials. While some have been approved for clinical use,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Biotransformation of Pesticides is an updated, "one-stop" resource for academic, industry and regulatory scientists involved in research and regulatory activities related to pesticide biotransformation and human health. This book provides an in depth look at how pesticides are biotransformed,...
Emerging Nanotechnologies in Immunology
The Design, Applications and Toxicology of Nanopharmaceuticals and Nanovaccines
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Emerging Nanotechnologies in Immunology aims to deliver a systematic and comprehensive review of data concerning the nature of interaction and nano-related risks between the nanophamaceuticals currently in the pipeline of S&T development for skin, ocular, and nasal drug delivery, including absorption,...
Harmful Natural Chemicals and Radiation in the Environment
Stories, History and What You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
This unique volume provides in layman's terms, without sacrificing scientific facts, the health hazards and potential dangers of naturally occurring substances that are around us everyday. The comprehensive coverage includes compounds (e.g. arsenic, lead), gases (e.g. hydrogen sulphide, ozone) and...
by Wanda M. Haschek
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2001
A comprehensive understanding of toxicologic pathology is essential for those in industry, academia, and government who make decisions concerning the safety and efficacy of drugs and chemicals. Toxicologic pathology relies heavily on the fields of both toxicology and pathology, which are well covered...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 1996
In Vitro Methods in Pharmaceutical Research provides a comprehensive guide to laboratory techniques for evaluating in vitro organ toxicity using cellular models. Step-by-step practical tips on how to perform and interpret assays for drug metabolism and toxicity assessment are provided, along with...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
This book delineates how systems biology, pharmacogenomic, and behavioral approaches, as applied to neurodevelopmental toxicology, provide a structure to arrange information in a biological model. The text reviews and discusses approaches that can be used as effective tools to dissect mechanisms...
by Jeffrey W. Richig, Meg M. Sleeper, VMD
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
Electrocardiography of Laboratory Animals is the only book covering electrocardiography of laboratory animals, including dogs, mini-pigs, and cynomologus monkeys. As more countries institute requirements for the care of laboratory animals in research, this publication offers an effective standard...
Histological Techniques
An Introduction for Beginners in Toxicology
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Histological techniques form the basis of many areas of research, yet they can often be poorly understood. Aimed at postgraduate students and those at an early stage of their career, this title provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to histological techniques. With detailed images and...
The Poisoner's Handbook
Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
**Equal parts true crime, twentieth-century history, and science thriller, The Poisoner's Handbook is "a vicious, page-turning story that reads more like Raymond Chandler than Madame Curie"—**The New York Observer
A fascinating Jazz Age tale of chemistry and detection, poison and...
Poisons
From Hemlock to Botox and the Killer Bean of Calabar
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whiskey, medicine, and well water. They have been used to cure diseases as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate and enhance athletic ability. In this...
by Neil Nathan
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2016
This book is intended to help both medical practitioners and patients to understand our growing understanding of how mold toxicity and mycotoxins can profoundly affect health. It provides an overview of how mycotoxins create an unrelenting inflammatory process that influences the immune system, nervous...