MPH1028

Toxicology 1

(MED)

Dr D Goddard

6 points + 2 contact hours per week + First semester + Alfred

Synopsis: Principles of toxicokinetics, the more common types of adverse effects of substances & the typical tests used to elicit these effects. Mechanisms of toxicity, dose-response relationships, patterns of organ toxicity, acute & chronic toxicity tests, no-observed-effect levels, extrapolation of animal results to humans, genotoxicity, reproductive toxicology, neurobehavioural toxicology, immunotoxicology, measures of risk & risk perception, analytical techniques.

Assessment: Assignments + Multiple-choice examination