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VCF3082

Toxicology II ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Undergraduate
(PHA)

Leader: Dr. John Haynes

Offered:
Parkville Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: Basic pharmacological mechanisms. Absorption, transformation, distribution, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability and pharmacodynamics of xenobiotics. Mechanisms of toxicological insult as well as effects of xenobiotics on the blood, skin, liver, kidneys and the immune, respiratory, nervous, cardiovascular, reproductive and endocrine systems. Carcinogenesis, pesticides, heavy metals, solvents, animal toxins, plant toxins and ecotoxicology

Assessment:

Prerequisites: All of 2nd year B.Form. Sci units

Corequisites: There are no special corequisites for this unit