Complex mixtures : methods for in vivo toxicity testing / / Committee on Methods for the In Vivo Toxicity Testing of Complex Mixtures, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1988
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 615.9/07
• Soggetto topico: Toxicity testing - Evaluation; Toxicology, Experimental
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Concepts for Analyzing Human Exposure to Complex Chemical Mixtures; 5 3. Testing Strategies and Methods; 6 4. Sampling and Chemical Characterization; 7 5. Interpretation and Modeling of Toxicity-Test Results; 8 Appendix A: Origins of Complex Mixtures; 9 Appendix B: Case Studies Establishing Active Agents and/or Interactions in Complex Mixtures; 10 Appendix C: Case Studies on Strategies for Testing the Toxicity of Complex Mixtures; 11 Appendix D: Predicting the Joint Risk of a Misture in Terms of the Component Risks; 12 Appendix E: Cancer Models; 13 Appendix F: Developmental Toxicology; 14 Appendix G: Empirical Modeling of the Toxicity of Mixtures; 15 Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Addresses the problem of identifying and classifying complex mixtures, investigating the effect of exposure, and the research problems inherent in testing their toxicity to human beings. A series of case studies is presented, including one that examines the cofactors of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoke.
• Titolo autorizzato: Complex mixtures
• ISBN: 1-280-22163-1; 9786610221639; 0-309-55513-2; 0-585-14460-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778711903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II