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Essays in toxicology. Volume 5 /
Essays in Toxicology, Volume 5 covers essays in toxicology. The book presents essays on nitrosamines; a laboratory model ecosystem to evaluate compounds producing biological magnification; and the metabolism of DDT in human. The text also includes essays on the toxins of Clostridium botulinum; the u...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1974.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Essays in Toxicology; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contribntors; Preface; Contents of Previons Volumes; Chapter 1. Nitrosamines; I. Introduction; II. Discovery of the Carcinogenic Effects of Nitrosamines; III. What May Be Learned from Study of Nitrosamines; References; Chapter 2. A Laboratory Model Ecosystem to Evaluate Compounds Producing Biological Magnification; I. Introduction; II. Development of a Laboratory System for Evaluation of Micropollutants; III. Problems Investigated; References; Chapter 3. The Metabolism of DDT in Man.
- I. Background and Rationale of the Present Study of DDT Metabolism in ManII. Subjects, Materials, and Methods; III. Absorption and Storage of Ingested DDT; IV. Chemical Conversions of Ingested DDT and DDT Metabolites; V. Relation of Blood Concentrations of DDT Isomers and Metabolites to the Adipose Stores of These Chemicals; VI. Loss of Fat-Stored DDT and DDT Metabolites; VII. Summary and Commentary; References; Chapter 4. The Toxins of Clostridium Botulinum; I. Introduction; II. Nature and Distribution of Clostridium botulinum; III. Toxin Production.
- IV. Qualitative and Quantitative Assays for Botulinum ToxinsV. Purification and Properties of the Toxins; VI. Studies on the Relation of Functional Groups to Toxicity; VII. Mechanism of Action of the Toxins; VIII. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Botulism; References; Chapter 5. The Use of Breath Analysis in Clinical Toxicology; I. Introduction; II. Technique of Breath Analysis; III. Diagnosis of Exposure; IV. Estimation of the Magnitude of Exposure; V. Illustrative Breath Decay Curves; VI. Illustrative Case Reports; VII. Comment; References.
- Chapter 6. The Biochemical Toxicology of MethanolI. Introduction; II. The Metabolic Disposition of Methanol; III. The Metabolic Disposition of Formaldehyde; IV. The Metabolic Disposition of Formic Acid; V. Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.