Basic Toxicology

A concise yet comprehensive introductory text in modern toxicology, with sections on general principles, testing procedures for conventional and nontarget organ toxicities, target organs and systems, and toxic substances and risk assessment. Includes chapter appendices on regulations, case histories, methods in toxicity studies, and various tests and chemicals. This third edition offers expanded material on mechanisms of action, risk assessment, carcinogenesis, oncogenes, receptors, toxicological evaluation, and host/environment interactions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR