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Introduction to Toxicology
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Anatomy
1st Grade
02/08/2013

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The study of adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms
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Toxicology
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Any chemical that can cause undesirable effects in living organisms.
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Toxicant
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"natural" toxic substance produced by living cells or organisms
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Toxin
Term
any compound that is foreign to a living organism.
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Xenobiotic
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specific chemical species that causes toxicity. This could be a parent compound, a metabolite, or a reactive biotransformation
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Ultimate Toxicant
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Refers to a characteristic pattern clinical signs that suggest a specific class of poisoning
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Toxidrome
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Statement about relative safety of a drug
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Therapeutic Index
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LDI or Tdl/ED99 --> want a value of at least 1
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Margin of Safety
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dose below which there is no toxic response
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Threshold dose
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