ABSTRACT
Continuing a long tradition, Lu‘s Basic Toxicology, Seventh Edition, provides guidance on principles of toxicology and testing procedures for toxicities as well as a concise yet detailed mechanism of both target organ and non-target organ toxicities. The book also addresses the toxic effects of chemicals and risk assessment, giving students and practicing toxicologists, the tools to enhance their practice. This edition includes new chapters on Systems Toxicology, Chemicals and Children, Toxicology of Reproductive Systems, providing the essentials of these topics in the same style as other chapters in the book. Separate subject and chemical indexes make this a useful, quick shelf reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section Section one|158 pages
General principles of toxicology
section Section two|92 pages
Testing procedures for nontarget organ toxicities
section Section three|181 pages
Target organs and systems
section Section four|190 pages
Toxic substances and risk assessment
