Bøger i Issues in Toxicology serien

The book reviews general issues relating to the mammalian toxicity of insecticides, including target/non-target specificity, nomenclature and metabolism of insecticides. It then goes on to discuss specific types of insecticides.

This book focuses specifically on environmental risk assessment in premetamorphic stages and adults of amphibians and is an ideal companion for toxicologists and ecologists also of interest to those working in conservation biology, biological invasion, biocontrol and habitat management.

This book provides an up-to-date treatise on the on-going research into the toxicology of chemical warfare agents, the diagnosis and verification of exposure, and the pre- and post-exposure treatment of poisoning.

Presents the research, knowledge, and technology for detecting cytotoxic agents and addresses emerging new cell-based approaches for technical innovation. Targets university students, academics and industrialists in toxicology, pharmaceutical sciences, tissue and stem cell biology.

This book discusses computational tools for modelling pharmacology and toxicology of naturally occurring chemicals. This is a useful reference for students, academics and practitioners.

This updated edition of The Comet Assay in Toxicology provides the latest information on an important and versatile tool for assessing DNA damage.

This book fills the significant nanotoxicology and nanosafety knowledge gaps and covers a broad range of topics. It targets postgraduates, academics, and practicing industrialists.

Describes toxicogenomics methods in predictive carcinogenicity testing and cancer risk assessment. Addresses the use of stem cells and bioinformatics in toxicogenomics. For postgraduates, academics and industrialists.

The book covers the toxicology of manganese and will be of interest to toxicologists, neurotoxicologists, environmental scientists and regulators.

This book provides a comprehensive review of how environmental exposures may alter the health of our aging population.

This book provides a thorough review of the latest research developments regarding the mechanisms by which oxidative stress and redox signalling mediate Parkinson's Disease.

The first book to cover this fast developing field, Masked Mycotoxins in Food will provide a full overview of the issues relating to the toxicology of masked mycotoxins present in food products.

This book provides an up-to-date treatise on the on-going research into the toxicology of chemical warfare agents, the diagnosis and verification of exposure, and the pre- and post-exposure treatment of poisoning.

This book provides comprehensive and detailed information on combustion processes, dispersion of combustion products, estimation of rate of production of products and their effects on health.

Male germ line mutagenesis and the effects on developmental defects in the next generation.

The first book of its kind, devoted exclusively to the assessment of DNA damage by the Comet assay in modern toxicology.

This book considers the exposure levels at which genotoxins pose a risk and describes the cellular mechanisms used against them.

This book provides an overview of current available biomarkers and human biomonitoring programs in environmental health, addressing current concerns regarding adverse health effects from environmental exposures.

This book provides an overview of current available biomarkers and human biomonitoring programs in environmental health, addressing current concerns regarding adverse health effects from environmental exposures.

This exemplary new book highlights applications of multivariate techniques in the areas of drug therapy and toxicology, cancer, obesity and diabetes, as well as outlining applications to cardiovascular, infectious, inflammatory and oral diseases in detail.

Readily accessible, yet detailed, this book presents cutting-edge advances in the field of dermatological sciences.

A single source of information, with contributions from worldwide experts, on bile acid toxicology and bioactivity and its role in human disease.

A comprehensive overview of the international initiatives in food safety research, formed to meet the challenges of environmental pollutants in our food.

Essential reading for cardiologists, epidemiologists, urban planners and pollution control specialists, this is the first comprehensive text on environmental cardiology.

This book defines the use of computational approaches to predict the environmental toxicity and human health effects of organic chemicals.

This book focusses on the toxicological aspects of aerobiology, considering the adverse health effects associated with the inhalation of airborne biological particulates.

With contributions by a team of internationally respected scientists, this book provides up-to-date information on the extensively studied cytochrome P450 enzyme in a very accessible manner.

This thought-provoking book describes the ever-expanding "toolbox" of methods now available to reduce, refine, or replace animal usage in toxicity testing.

This book is ideal as a reference and guide to investigations in the biomedical, biochemical and pharmaceutical sciences at the graduate and post graduate level.