Loomis's Essentials of Toxicology, Fifth Edition, provides the information on the harmful biologic effects associated with exposures to chemicals of all types. The scope of this book includes a discussion of the major types of chemicals involved, their general properties and detrimental biologic effects, the methods used to demonstrate these effects, the basis for clinical diagnosis, and therapy for the harmful effects of chemicals on humans. Individual examples are used to demonstrate the principle discussed. This reference volume will be an invaluable resource for both toxicologists and graduate and advanced undergraduate students in toxicology and public health.

Aspectos cuantitativos de la toxicologia. Factores biologicos que influyen sobre la toxicidad. Factores quimicos que influyen sobre la toxicidad. Influencia de la via de administracion sobre la toxicidad. Factores geneticos que influyen sobre la toxicidad. Clasificacion de los efectos nocivos de las sustancias quimicas. Efectos toxicos normales de las sustancias quimicas. Respuestas anormales a las sustancias quimicas. Los fundamentos de la toxicidad selectiva. Los fundamentos de la terapeutica antidotica. Principios de los ensayos biologicos de toxicidad. Metodos de ensayo toxicologicos.

Loomis's Essentials of Toxicology is an introductory text on the science of harmful biologic effects associated with exposures to chemicals of all types. The scope of this book includes a discussion of the major types of chemicals involved; the general properties of chemicals and biologic systems as they influence the occurrence of detrimental biologic effects; the methods used to demonstrate these effects; and the basis for clinical diagnosis and therapy of harmful effects of chemicals on humans. Individual examples are used to demonstrate each of the principles under discussion.
This text is an invaluable resource for toxicologists as well as a comprehensive introduction to the topic for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in toxicology and public health.
Key Features
* The "classic textbook" in toxicology
* Completely revised and updated
* Includes both principles and methods
* Requires minimal background in chemistry and biology