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Essays in toxicology. Vol. 6 /

Essays in Toxicology, Volume 6 approaches toxicology by very different routes; two essays with materials (plastics and tobacco alkaloids), one deals with the effects of abnormal pressure, one considers the biochemistry of the lung, and one discusses poison control centers and other mechanisms for li...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hayes, Wayland J., Jr. (Wayland Jackson), 1917-1993
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : Academic Press.
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  • Front Cover; Essays in Toxicology; Capyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Toxicological Problems and Untoward Effects from Plastic Devices Used in Medical Applications; I. Introduction; II. Polymers, Plastics, and Elastomers; III. Short-Term Contact with Tissue; IV. Long-Term Contact with Tissue-Carcinogenesis; V. Effect of the Biological Environment on Polymeric Materials; VI. Special Problems; VII. Conclusions; References; Chapter 2. The Metabolism of Tobacco Alkaloids; I. Introduction.
  • II. Nicotine Metabolism-The Current SituationIII. Smoking and Nicotine Metabolism; IV. Minor Tobacco Alkaloid Metabolism in Man; V. In Vitro Metabolism of Tobacco Alkaloids; VI. Concluding Comments; References; Chapter 3. Poisons Control Centers-An Essay on Information and Prevention; I. Introduction; II. The Extent of the Problem; III. Poisons Centers; IV. Medical Education; V. Declaration of Composition; VI. Assessment of Toxicity; VII. Warning Labeling; VIII. Liaison with Industry; IX. International Liaison; X. The Dialogue; XI. Siting and Organization of Poisons Centers; XII. The Future.
  • v. Isolation of Defined Populations of Lung CellsVI. Subcellular Fractionation of Lung Tissue; VII. Isolation and Properties of Cell Organelles from Lung; VIII. Examples of Toxic Lung Damage Evaluated by Biochemical Approaches; IX. Conclusion; References; SUBJECT INDEX.