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Index
COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CONTRIBUTORS
PREFACE
PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK
INTENDED AUDIENCE
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK
FEATURES
1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY
1.1 BASIC DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
1.2 TOXICOLOGY: A DIVERSE SCIENCE WITH TWO BASIC GOALS
1.3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION
1.4 DOSE–RESPONSE/RISK ASSESSMENT FUNCTION
1.5 HOW DOSE–RESPONSE DATA CAN BE USED
1.6 AVOIDING INCORRECT CONCLUSIONS FROM DOSE–RESPONSE AND HAZARD IDENTIFICATION DATA
1.7 ADDITIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND DOSE–RESPONSE DATA
1.8 DESCRIPTIVE TOXICOLOGY: TESTING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS AND GENERATING DOSE–RESPONSE DATA
1.9 EVIDENCE-BASED TOXICOLOGY
1.10 SUMMARY
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2 XENOBIOTIC ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION
2.1 XENOBIOTIC INTERACTIONS WITH THE BIOLOGICAL (CELL) MEMBRANE
2.2 ABSORPTION
2.3 DISTRIBUTION
2.4 METABOLISM
2.5 EXCRETION (ELIMINATION)
2.6 SUMMARY
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3 TOXICOKINETICS
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 TOXICOKINETIC MODELING FUNDAMENTALS
3.3 APPLICATIONS OF TOXICOKINETICS
3.4 CASE STUDY: TOXICOKINETICS OF DIBUTYL PHTHALATE
3.5 TOXICOKINETICS IN THE FUTURE
3.6 SUMMARY
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4 OMICS TECHNOLOGIES IN TOXICOLOGY
4.1 INTRODUCTION TO OMICS
4.2 GENOMICS
4.3 PROTEOMICS
4.4 METABOLOMICS
4.5 PHARMACOGENOMICS
4.6 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
4.7 SUMMARY
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5 TOXICITY OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
5.1 HEMATOPOIESIS: ORIGINS OF HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS
5.2 HEMATOTOXICITY: ASSAYS USED FOR ANALYSIS
5.3 DISEASES OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
5.4 HEMATOTOXINS: KNOWN HEMATOTOXIC AGENTS
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6 HEPATOTOXICITY: TOXIC EFFECTS ON THE LIVER
6.1 PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL BASES OF LIVER INJURY
6.2 TYPES OF LIVER INJURY
6.3 EVALUATION OF LIVER INJURY
6.4 SUMMARY
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7 NEPHROTOXICITY: TOXIC RESPONSES OF THE KIDNEY
7.1 RENAL STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY
7.2 CLASSIFICATIONS OF RENAL INJURY
7.3 ASSESSMENT OF RENAL FUNCTION AND INJURY IN THE CLINIC AND IN IN VIVO ANIMAL MODELS
7.4 IN VITRO MODELS TO STUDY RENAL FUNCTION AND INJURY
7.5 EXAMPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND THERAPEUTIC CHEMICALS THAT PRODUCE NEPHROTOXICITY
7.6 SUMMARY
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8 NEUROTOXICITY: TOXIC EFFECTS ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
8.1 NERVOUS SYSTEM
8.2 NEUROTOXICOLOGICAL AGENTS
8.3 NEUROTOXICANTS THAT INDUCE NEURONOPATHY
8.4 NEUROTOXICANTS THAT INDUCE AXONOPATHY
8.5 NEUROTOXICANTS THAT INDUCE MYELINOPATHY
8.6 NEUROTOXICANTS THAT INDUCE ALTERATIONS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION AT THE SYNAPSE
8.7 ROLE FOR GLIA IN NEUROTOXICITY
8.8 EVALUATION OF NEUROTOXIC INJURY
8.9 SUMMARY
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9 DERMATOTOXICITY: TOXIC EFFECTS ON THE SKIN
9.1 HISTOLOGY
9.2 FUNCTIONS
9.3 TYPES OF DERMAL TOXICITY
9.4 SUMMARY
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10 PULMONOTOXICITY: TOXIC EFFECTS IN THE LUNG
10.1 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
10.2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INHALATION TOXICOLOGY
10.3 ACUTE RESPONSES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TO INJURY
10.4 CHRONIC RESPONSE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TO INJURY
10.5 EVALUATION OF TOXIC DAMAGE IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
10.6 SUMMARY
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11 IMMUNOTOXICITY: TOXIC EFFECTS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
11.1 BIOLOGY OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE
11.2 TYPES OF IMMUNE REACTIONS AND DISORDERS
11.3 CLINICAL TESTS FOR DETECTING IMMUNOTOXICITY
11.4 TESTS FOR DETECTING IMMUNOTOXICITY IN ANIMAL MODELS
11.5 SPECIFIC CHEMICALS THAT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
11.6 SUMMARY
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12 TOXIC EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION
12.1 GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY OF THE MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
12.2 GENERAL METHODS TO ANALYZE REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS
12.3 REPRODUCTIVE TOXICANTS
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13 DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
13.1 BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES: TERATOLOGY
13.2 PHYSIOLOGY OF PREGNANCY
13.3 WORKPLACE, OCCUPATION, AND ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS
13.4 GENERAL TESTING METHODS FOR TERATOGENIC EFFECTS IN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS
13.5 NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY
13.6 THE ROLE OF EPIGENETICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
13.7 SUMMARY
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14 MUTAGENESIS AND GENETIC TOXICOLOGY
14.1 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICALLY INDUCED GENETIC DAMAGE
14.2 GENETIC DAMANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON HUMAN DISEASE
14.3 GENETIC TOXICOLOGY TESTS
14.4 CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATIONS IN GERM CELLS
14.5 THE MOUSE-SPECIFIC LOCUS TEST
14.6 THE DOMINANT LETHAL ASSAY IN MALE MICE (OECD TG 478)
14.7 REGULATORY USE OF GENETIC TOXICOLOGY DATA
14.8 PROMISING ASSAYS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
14.9 SUMMARY
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15 CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS
15.1 BACKGROUND
15.2 NOMENCLATURE AND DEFINITIONS OF NEOPLASIA
15.3 CLASSFICATION OF CARCINOGENS
15.4 MULTISTAGE CARCINOGENESIS
15.5 CAUSES OF CANCER
15.6 TEST SYSTEMS FOR CARCINOGENECITY ASSESSMENT
15.7 CARCINOGEN CLASSIFICATION
15.8 SUMMARY
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16 PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF METALS
16.1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF METALS
16.2 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
16.3 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF ABSORPTION, DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM, AND EXCRETION OF METALS
16.4 BIOMARKERS
16.5 GENERAL MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY
16.6 ESSENTIALITY VERSUS TOXIC EFFECTS
16.7 TOXICOLOGY OF SPECIFIC METALS
16.8 SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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17 PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF PESTICIDES
17.1 ORGANOPHOSPHATE AND CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES
17.2 ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDES
17.3 INSECTICIDES OF BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN
17.4 HERBICIDES
17.5 FUNGICIDES
17.6 RODENTICIDES
17.7 FUMIGANTS
17.8 SUMMARY
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18 PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS OF SOLVENTS AND SOLVENT-LIKE CHEMICALS
18.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
18.2 EXPOSURE POTENTIAL, MONITORING, AND RISK CONSIDERATIONS
18.3 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND REVIEW OF TARGET ORGAN SYSTEMS
18.4 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE ALIPHATIC AND ALICYCLIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS
18.5 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE AROMATIC HYDROCARBON SOLVENTS
18.6 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC AND AROMATIC SOLVENTS
18.7 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOLS
18.8 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF ALDEHYDES, KETONES, AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
18.9 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE ESTERS, ETHERS, AND EPOXIDES
18.10 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF REPRESENTATIVE NITROGEN-CONTAINING SOLVENTS
18.11 TOXIC PROPERTIES OF SULFUR-CONTAINING SOLVENTS
18.12 SUMMARY
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19 NANOTOXICOLOGY
19.1 CLASSIFICATION OF NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
19.2 HOW IS NANOTOXICOLOGY DIFFERENT?
19.3 HUMAN NANOTOXICOLOGY
19.4 ENVIRONMENTAL NANOTOXICOLOGY
19.5 MECHANISMS OF TOXICITY (MODES OF ACTION)
19.6 CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
19.7 SUMMARY
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20 COMPUTATIONAL TOXICOLOGY
20.1 DATA RELEVANT TO CT APPLICATIONS
20.2 DATA, DATABASES, KNOWLEDGE BASES, AND ONTOLOGIES
20.3 EXAMPLE CT APPLICATIONS
20.4 SUMMARY
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21 EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ISSUES IN OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
21.1 ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES
21.2 WHAT EPIDEMIOLOGY IS
21.3 EPIDEMIOLOGIC METRICS AND MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION
21.4 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY DESIGNS
21.5 EPIDEMIOLOGIC EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
21.6 BIOMARKERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES
21.7 HOW EPIDEMIOLOGISTS INFER CAUSALITY
21.8 SUMMARY
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22 OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
22.1 HISTORY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
22.2 DEFINITION AND SCOPE
22.3 DATA SOURCES AND THE BURDEN OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS AND INJURY
22.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS
22.5 THREE PREVENTION GOALS
22.6 ACTIVITIES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS
22.7 THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO WORKERS’ HEALTH
22.8 LEGAL AND REGULATORY ISSUES PERTINENT TO OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
22.9 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
22.10 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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23 HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT
23.1 RISK ASSESSMENT BASICS
23.2 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
23.3 DOSE–RESPONSE ASSESSMENT
23.4 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT: EXPOSURE PATHWAYS AND RESULTING DOSAGES
23.5 RISK CHARACTERIZATION
23.6 PROBABILISTIC VERSUS DETERMINISTIC RISK ASSESSMENTS
23.7 EVALUATING RISK FROM CHEMICAL MIXTURES
23.8 COMPARATIVE RISK ANALYSIS
23.9 RISK COMMUNICATION
23.10 SUMMARY
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GLOSSARY
INDEX
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