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Author:   Curtis Klaassen
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Medical
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 4.90cm , Length: 28.70cm
Weight:   2.918kg
ISBN:  

9780071470513

ISBN 10:   0071470514
Pages:   1328
Publication Date:   16 January 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   0071769234
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Preface to the First Edition UNIT 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY 1. History and Scope of ToxicologyMichael A. Gallo 2. Principles of ToxicologyDavid L. Eaton and Steven G. Gilbert 3. Mechanisms of ToxicityZoltán Gregus 4. Risk AssessmentElaine M. Faustman and Gilbert S. Omenn UNIT 2: DISPOSITION OF TOXICANTS 5. Absorption, Distribution, and Excretion of ToxicantsLois D. Lehman-McKeeman 6. Biotransformation of ZenobioticsAndrew Parkinson, and Brian Ogilvie 7. ToxicokineticsDanny D. Shen UNIT 3: NON-ORGAN-DIRECTED TOXICITY 8. Chemical Carcinogens James E. Klaunig, and Lisa M. Kamendulis 9. Genetic ToxicologyR. Julian Preston, and George R. Hoffmann 10. Developmental ToxicologyJohn M. Rogers, and Robert J. Kavlock UNIT 4: TARGET ORGAN TOXICITY 11. Toxic Responses of the BloodJohn C. Bloom, and John T. Brandt 12. Toxic Responses of the Immune SystemNorbert E. Kaminski, Barbara L. Faubert Kaplan, and Michael P. Holsapple 13. CHAPTER TO COME 14. Toxic Responses of the KidneyRick G. Schnellmann 15. Toxic Responses of the Respiratory SystemHanspeter R. Witschi, Kent E. Pinkerton, Laura S. Van Winkle, and Jerold A. Last 16. Toxic Responses of the Nervous SystemVirginia C. Moser, Michael Aschner, Rudy J. Richardson, and Martin A. Philbert 17. Toxic Responses of the Ocular and Visual SystemDonald A. Fox and William K. Boyes 18. Toxic Responses of the Heart and Vascular SystemY. James Kang, DVM, PhD, FATS 19. Toxic Responses of the SkinRobert H. Rice, and Theodora M. Mauro 20. CHAPTER TO COME 21. Toxic Responses of the Endocrine SystemCharles C. Capen UNIT 5: TOXIC AGENTS 22. Toxic Effects of PesticidesLuis G. Costa 23. Toxic Effects of MetalsJie Liu, Robert A. Goyer, and Michael P. Waalkes 24. Toxic Effects of Solvents and VaporsJames V. Bruckner, Satheesh S. Anand, and D. Alan Warren 25. Health Effects of Radiation and Radioactive MaterialsNaomi H. Harley 26. Properties and Toxicities of Animal VenomsJohn B. Watkins, III 27. Toxic Effects of PlantsStata Norton UNIT 6: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 28. Air PollutionDaniel L. Costa 29. EcotoxicologyRichard T. Di Giulio, and Michael C. Newman UNIT 7: APPLICATIONS OF TOXICOLOGY 30. Food ToxicologyFrank N. Kotsonis, and George A. Burdock 31. CHAPTER TO COME 32. Clinical ToxicologyLouis R. Cantilena Jr. 33. Occupational ToxicologyPeter S. Thorne Index

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Curtis D. Klaassen, Ph.D., is Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics at the Unviersity of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.

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