Toxicological Information Sources A The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry B The United States Environmental Protection Agency
Gathers and evaluates existing toxicological information to establish concentration-based standards of “safe” exposure Page 22 64 Food Toxicology Involves
Information on the toxic properties of chemical compounds and dose-response relationships is obtained from animal studies, epidemiological investigations of
Mention the basic necessary information for clinical toxicology laboratory 2 Explain the role of clinical toxicology laboratory 3 Describe steps in
In toxicology this is commonly referred to as dose–response or “the dose makes the poison ” Paracelsus (1493–1541) eloquently stated this concept as “All
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The science of toxicology characterizes the adverse effects of a chemical by integrating all available scientific information Toxicologists must ask whether