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_bB974
100 1 _aBurcham, Philip C.
_eauthor.
245 1 3 _aAn Introduction to Toxicology /
_cby Philip C. Burcham.
250 _a1st ed. 2014.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _a327P.
520 _a This book provides a readable introduction to modern toxicology with a particular focus on the mechanisms underlying the induction of toxicity by foreign substances. Since bioactivation is central to many toxic syndromes, special interest is devoted to chemicals that undergo conversion to toxic metabolites that induce toxic effects as diverse as cancer, birth defects and organ injury. The molecular consequences accompanying damage to cellular DNA and proteins is explored together with the relevance of toxicological paradigms to human diseases caused by alcohol and tobacco. The discipline of toxicology has developed rapidly since the thalidomide disaster in the 1960's as scientists worldwide seek to understand the adverse health effects of human medicines, environmental pollutants, consumer chemicals and industrial reagents. An Introduction to Toxicology is intended to supplement the recommended reading list of undergraduate and graduate programs in toxicology and pharmacology as an enjoyable, accessible primer with illustrations that "unpack" the concepts being discussed in the text. .
588 _aDescription based on publisher-supplied MARC data.
650 0 _aPharmacology.
650 0 _aMolecular biology.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 1 4 _aPharmacology/Toxicology.
_0https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B21007
650 2 4 _aMolecular Medicine.
_0https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B1700X
650 2 4 _aBiomedicine, general.
_0https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B0000X
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781447172567
906 _a2018-15
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