Understanding Xenobiotic Metabolism for Biomedical Applications
Metabolism of xenobiotics, foreign chemicals like drugs, food additives, and pollutants, is crucial for pharmacology, toxicology, and disease management. Knowledge allows for beneficial applications such as antioxidant research, pollutant conversion, and drug biosynthesis using transgenic organisms.
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Understanding Immunotoxicity in Fish: An Alternative Model for Toxicological Studies
The study explores the immunotoxic effects of industrial effluents on fin fish, highlighting xenobiotics' impact on the immune system. It discusses the sensitivity of the immune system to environmental toxins and the elicitation of immune reactions by various substances. The importance of fish as a
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Analytical Toxicology: Techniques and Sample Analysis in Clinical Toxicology
Analytical toxicology involves the observation, identification, and measurement of foreign compounds in biological and other samples, such as urine, blood, stomach contents, nails, hair, and DNA. Various techniques are used to isolate and identify drugs and poisons present in these samples. This fie
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Understanding Toxicology and Measures of Toxicity
Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms, involving xenobiotics and poisonous substances. Toxicologists examine the nature of these effects, testing in lab animals for measures of toxicity such as mortality, teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, and mutagenicity. Ke
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