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Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Structure of the Book | p. 4 |
Concept Groups | |
Concepts Applying to Fundamental Principles of Toxicology | p. 13 |
Exposure and Toxicity | p. 13 |
Acute and Chronic | p. 14 |
Interaction | p. 18 |
Dose | p. 21 |
Adverse Effect and Toxicity | p. 22 |
Toxicity Classification, Labelling and Material Safety Data Sheets | p. 26 |
Terms Applied to Toxic Substances | p. 35 |
Hazard and Risk Assessment | p. 39 |
Hazard | p. 39 |
Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR) | p. 42 |
Risk | p. 43 |
Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Safety | p. 47 |
Concepts Applying to Molecular and Cellular Toxicology | p. 52 |
Speciation: Chemical and Biological | p. 53 |
Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability | p. 57 |
Carrier | p. 64 |
Biotransformation | p. 65 |
Reactive Oxygen Species | p. 69 |
Aerobic and Anaerobic | p. 72 |
Mutagenicity | p. 78 |
Carcinogenicity | p. 81 |
Pharmacogenetics and Toxicogenetics | p. 86 |
Epigenetics | p. 88 |
Genomics, Proteomics and Related Terms | p. 92 |
Apoptosis and Other Modes of Cell Death | p. 96 |
Concepts Applying to Whole Organism Toxicology | p. 100 |
Benchmark Concentration and Dose | p. 101 |
Absorption | p. 105 |
Compartment | p. 114 |
Volume of Distribution | p. 116 |
Half-life | p. 117 |
Biological Monitoring (Biomonitoring) | p. 120 |
Local and Systemic Effects | p. 127 |
Biomarker | p. 128 |
Deterministic (Nonstochastic) and Stochastic Effects | p. 132 |
Effect and Response | p. 133 |
Teratogenicity | p. 134 |
Reproductive Toxicity | p. 138 |
Immunotoxicity, Immunosuppression and Hypersensitivity | p. 144 |
Elimination and Clearance | p. 150 |
Concepts Applying to Environmental Toxicology | p. 153 |
Persistence | p. 154 |
Nanoparticles and Ultrafine Particles | p. 157 |
Endocrine Modification | p. 161 |
Rate in Toxicology | p. 164 |
Ecotoxicology | p. 166 |
Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms | p. 174 |
Subject Index | p. 176 |
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