Author: Clases RamelPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471860204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Genetic Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals
Author: Clases RamelPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471860204
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
GENETIC TOXICOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS; PART A, BASIC PRINCIPLES AND MECHANISMS OF ACTION (Volume 209A).
Author: ROSENKRANZ HS.Genetic Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals: Basic principles and mechanisms of action
Author: Claes RamelGenetic Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780845101902
Category : Carcinogenesis
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume and the accompanying one, Genetic Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals, Part B: Genetic Effects and Applied Mutagenesis, constitute the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Mutagens, which was held in Stockholm, June 24- 28, 1985. The primary emphasis is the identification of genetically hazardous chemicals in the environment and the choice of suitable test systems for that purpose. Much of the activities and discussions concerned the relationship between mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, and this in turn hinged on the correlation observed between short term tests and animal cancer data. The ambition to construct a standardized set of short-term tests which would be able to predict carcinogenic properties of environmental chemicals has turned out to be more complicated to achieve than one had foreseen. Above all, it is obvious that the induction of cancer is a multistep process, which cannot be embraced by a simplistic, mutagenicity testing procedure. Exactly the same discussions concerning the relationship between mutagenicity and carcinogenicity have taken place at previous international conferences, and the present conference is no exception.
Genetic Toxicology of Environmental Chemicals
Author: Basic Principles and Mechanisms of Action
Author: Principles of Genetic Toxicology
Author: David BrusickPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 146157661X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
The field of genetic toxicology is a relatively new one which grew out of the studies of chemical mutagenesis and modern toxicology. Considering that systematic practices to detect chemical mutagenesis are only a little over thirty years old, this field has evolved very rapidly with an abundance of methods for identifying chemical mutagens. To evalulate the usefulness of the methods and to select the assay which will yield the most important information under practical conditions requires the broad experience such as that which Dr. Brusick has acquired over the last decade. Since this field is expanding very rapidly and new test ing methods are being recognized, it should be kept in mind that revisions may have to be made during the next five to ten years. The need for such a book has been obvious to us, particularly since training courses and workshops on genetic toxicology are being organized which find it beneficial to utilize established guidelines and since the reports in the literature do not always describe in detail how the work was carried out during laboratory testing. In addition to his broad background in genetics, Dr. Brusick has had much practical experience, having organized and directed the most extensive laboratory for mutagen testing. I am most pleased to see this volume, for which there is an ever-increasing need. Alexander Hollaender Associated Universities, Inc. 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Applications of Toxicogenomic Technologies to Predictive Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309112982
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The new field of toxicogenomics presents a potentially powerful set of tools to better understand the health effects of exposures to toxicants in the environment. At the request of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the National Research Council assembled a committee to identify the benefits of toxicogenomics, the challenges to achieving them, and potential approaches to overcoming such challenges. The report concludes that realizing the potential of toxicogenomics to improve public health decisions will require a concerted effort to generate data, make use of existing data, and study data in new waysâ€"an effort requiring funding, interagency coordination, and data management strategies.
Mechanistic Toxicology
Author: Urs A. BoelsterliPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780849372728
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
A thorough understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the individual expression of toxic effects provides an important tool for assessment of human health risk. New aspects, major advances, and new areas in molecular and cellular biology and toxicology demand updated sources of information to elucidate the functional mechanics of human toxicology. Mechanistic Toxicology: The Molecular Basis of How Chemicals Disrupt Biological Targets, Second Edition retains the accessible format of the original to present the general principles that link xenobiotic-induced toxicity with the molecular pathways that underlie these toxic effects. Extensively illustrated, this book forms a conceptual bridge between multiple events at the molecular level and the determinants of toxicity at the physiological and cellular level. Specific examples of drugs, environmental pollutants, and other chemicals are carefully chosen to illustrate and highlight the fundamental mechanisms of toxicity at different toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic levels. The book includes references and review articles at the end of each chapter, as well as boxed text for relevant review information on biological, biochemical, molecular, and toxicological background. Linking molecular pathways to more general biomedical contexts, the author ensures that the reader is not lost in the details and instead receives a broad understanding of the processes underlying xenobiotic toxicity. New in the Second Edition Updated chapters Types of toxic responses Disruption of signal transduction by xenobiotics Disruption of mitochondrial function Novel mechanisms derived from systems toxicology
Principles of Environmental Toxicology
Author: I. ShawPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0748403566
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Environmental toxicology is the study of the action of chemicals upon ecosystems. Understanding the effects of exogenous chemicals upon the inhabitants of an ecosystem may enable us to predict and possibly prevent their deleterious effects. This textbook provides a good general introduction to all the major areas of environmental toxicology, including the fate of chemicals in the environment, environmental toxicity testing, risk assessment, radioactivity in the environment, legislation, environmental monitoring and the future impact of industrial development on the environment. It is written in an informal, accessible style with many examples of environmental issues taken from the author's personal experience and will provide students and other interested individuals with a broad overview of the science of environmental toxicology.