Toxicology

Highlighting latest advances in genetics and biochemistry, the completely revised Third Edition reviews the field from basic science, clinical, epidemiological, and regulatory perspectives. Contributions from top opinion leaders in the field bring...

This new volume, Food Safety: Rapid Detection and Effective Prevention of Foodborne Hazards, focuses on the general concepts, mechanisms, and new applications of analytical and molecular biology techniques for detecting, removing, and preventing chemical...

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...

Presents the latest information about toxic effects of environmental pollutants on amphibian tadpoles.Gives information about using amphibian tadpoles as model organisms in environmental toxicology.Shows how anthropogenic actions can affect the...

Gut microbiomes are dynamic communities varying from population to population and throughout life. In western societies, a toxic metabolic shift of gut microbiomes is a driver and underestimated risk factor for the development of many non-communicable...

Gut microbiomes are dynamic communities varying from population to population and throughout life. In Western societies, a toxic metabolic shift of gut microbiomes is a driver and underestimated risk factor for the development of many noncommunicable...

Biologically active natural products and their substructures have long been valuable starting points for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. This new volume explores biologically active natural products and their use in microbial technologies and as...

Did food poisoning play a role in the Salem witch trials, leading to the hanging of nineteen men and women? Which poison recently laced the food of Russian ex-KGB agent Viktor Litvinenko, and how did it kill him? In Death in the Pot, internationally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781619421899Author Iyeremey DemeterFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 212g

This book focuses on human Cytochrome P450s and drug metabolism in Man. It describes the structures of the P450s, and reviews the methodology available to determine their nature, including molecular modelling, X-ray crystallography, spectroscopy, and...

This glossary expands upon the Comprehensive Glossary of Terms Used in Toxicology. Like its predecessor, it addresses the need for harmonized toxicology terminology, and has undergone a full, comprehensive and rigorous review by IUPAC Committees. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241660730Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health Organization

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241209908Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health Organization

As the world becomes more complex, a greater percentage of the present litigation is based upon very technical subjects. More and more chemicals are being introduced into our daily lives, without ever having been tested for possible side-effects...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632418609Author Lucy MaloneFormat HardbackPage Count 241Imprint Hayle MedicalPublisher Hayle MedicalWeight(grams) 794g

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789241547222Author World Health OrganizationFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint World Health OrganizationPublisher World Health OrganizationWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632429087Author Hailey KennedyFormat HardbackPage Count 241Imprint Foster AcademicsPublisher Foster AcademicsWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine introduces you to the complex and absorbing world of these mysterious creatures. Each of the fourteen chapters in this volume can be read independently, but read together they trace a fascinating journey...

During the last two decades, outdoor air pollution has decreased in the United States and in many other industrial nations. But many hazardous pollutants have been found in offices, cars, homes, and hospitals. Outbreaks of illness related to the...

The International Association of Forensic Nurses has developed The Core Curriculum for Forensic Nursing, First Edition, for nurses who aim to work in, and gain certification in the field. The book is well illustrated with full cover photographs and...

The investigation of indoor air quality has shown that microbial contamination is often a problem in buildings. Recent evidence indicates that fungi are often a part of the picture. A component of the fungal cell wall, 1 (R)3-ss-glucans not only affect...

Presenting the first database of its kind, this unique reference illustrates the relationships between the chemistry and developmental toxicity of a number of important pharmaceuticals and industrial toxicants. Human Developmental Toxicants contains...

This volume describes the structure and function of bacterial toxins and presents a comprehensive review of virulence factors, providing recent information concerning cell physiology and biochemistry, as well as new toxin tools for experimental studies...

Alcohol, Drugs, and Impaired Driving addresses many theoretical and practical issues related to the role played by alcohol and other psychoactive drugs on driving performance, road-traffic safety, and public health. Several key forensic issues are...

Written in such a way as to make it accessible to toxicologists who do not have English as a first language, this book focuses on evaluating, interpreting and reporting results of regulatory toxicology studies.Book InformationISBN 9780748404766Author G...

Addressing the numerous gaps in current information, Target Organ Toxicology in Marine and Freshwater Teleosts is an essential resource for researchers and professionals in aquatic toxicology and environmental risk assessment. All the chapters are...

Statistical Models in Toxicology presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of statistical theory topics that occur in toxicology. The attention given by statisticians to the problem of health risk estimation for environmental and occupational...

Continuing a long tradition, Lu's Basic Toxicology, Seventh Edition, combines relatively comprehensive coverage of toxic substances in food, air, and water with brevity, thereby continuing to serve as an updated introductory text for toxicology students...

Human monitoring as a supplement to or replacement for environmental monitoring of toxic substances in the workplace has become an increasingly important issue within the last decade, leading to Congressional hearings, governmental studies, and...

A compilation of questions with answers for students of toxicology. The questions are a mixture of short answer, problem-solving, data interpretation and multiple choice and cover all the major areas of toxicology.About the AuthorJohn Timbrell is Glaxo...

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Emerging contaminants include an extensive array of synthetic chemicals in global use, such as plastic additives, microplastics, water disinfection byproducts, pharmaceuticals, man-made nanomaterials, and UV-filters. Because of their extensive use in...

The Hazmat Medical Life Support basic provider course book aims to equip medical responders to a hazmat incident — chemical, radiological or biological — with essential skills and knowledge to safely and effectively manage casualties. It includes basic...

The Hazmat Medical Life Support basic provider course book aims to equip medical responders to a hazmat incident — chemical, radiological or biological — with essential skills and knowledge to safely and effectively manage casualties. It includes basic...

Nanosafety encompasses a spectrum of multidisciplinary studies, including nanotoxicology, immunotoxicology, genotoxicity, and epigenetic effects. Nanomaterials, with their unique properties and diverse applications, have revolutionized industries from...

Alcohol, Drugs, and Impaired Driving addresses many theoretical and practical issues related to the role played by alcohol and other psychoactive drugs on driving performance, road-traffic safety, and public health. Several key forensic issues are...

This book provides comprehensive overview of scorpion biology and the medical implications of their venoms. It presents the taxonomic classification, anatomy, morphology, and natural habitats of scorpions, detailing their reproductive processes. It...

Each day we are exposed to a myriad of natural and human-made chemicals in our food, drinking water, air, soil, at home or at the workplace-pesticide residues, food additives, drugs, household products-but how can we gauge the human health risk posed by...

A bold expose of how the very foundation of toxicology has been contaminated by sexist and racist ideologies The first critical understanding of the field of toxicology from a feminist and antiracist perspective, Toxic Sexual Politics asserts that the...