Bibliograph

The dose makes the poison, a plain-language guide to toxicology, Patricia Frank, M. Alice Ottoboni

Type

Label

The dose makes the poison, a plain-language guide to toxicology, Patricia Frank, M. Alice Ottoboni

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The dose makes the poison

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

639521201

Responsibility statement

Patricia Frank, M. Alice Ottoboni

Sub title

a plain-language guide to toxicology

Summary

"The third edition updates its highly acclaimed predecessors and explains the basics and practice of toxicology in easy-to-understand language. This new edition broadens its scope from a heavy focus on industrial chemicals as toxicants to include drugs, food additives, cosmetics, and other types of compounds that people are exposed to daily. Also new to the third edition are recent issues-of-the-day such as bisphenol A, secondhand smoke, food contamination, lead in toys, melamine toxicity to children and pets, and drug recalls. Basic principles of how doses and routes of administration alter toxicity, testing paradigms for drugs and chemicals, and newer technology such as nanoparticles are all addressed and explained."--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

What are chemicals? -- What harm do chemicals cause? -- What is toxicology? -- What factors influence the toxic effects of chemicals? -- How is toxicology studied? -- General toxicology -- Mutagenesis and carcinogenesis -- Developmental and reproductive toxicity -- Case studies in toxicology -- Epidemiology -- The study of risk

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