Introduction to Biochemical Toxicology, Third Edition
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ERNEST HODGSON, PhD, is the William Neal Reynolds Professor in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at North Carolina State University.

ROBERT C. SMART, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology at North Carolina State University.

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Preface.

Contributors.

Biochemical Toxicology: Definition and Scope (E. Hodgson & R. Smart).

Overview of Molecular Techniques in Toxicology: Genes/Transgenes (R. Smart).

Immunochemical Techniques in Toxicology (G. LeBlanc).

Overview of Cellular Techniques in Toxicology (S. Meyer).

Metabolism of Toxicants: Phase I Reactions and Pharmacogenetics (E. Hodgson & J. Goldstein).

Conjugation and Elimination of Toxicants (G. LeBlanc & W. Dauterman).

Physiological Factors Affecting Xenobiotic Metabolism (M. Ronis & H. Cunny).

Adaptation to Toxicants (R. Rose & E. Hodgson).

Reactive Metabolities and Toxicity (P. Levi & E. Hodgson).

Mechanisms of Chemically Induced Cell Injury and Cellular Protection Mechanisms (D. Reed).

Nutritional Factors (W. Donaldson).

Toxicant-Receptor Interactions: Fundamental Principles (R. Mailman & C. Lawler).

Effects of Toxicants on Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation (D. Moreland).

Effects of Toxicants on Nucleic Acid and Protein Metabolism (D. Holbrook).

Carcinogenesis (R. Smart & J. Akunda).

Genetic Toxicology (R. Preston).

Molecular Epidemiology (M. Stern, et al.).

Biochemical Toxicology of the Pheripheral Nervous System (P. Morell, et al.).

Biochemical Toxicology of the Central Nervous System (B. Blake, et al.).

Hepatotoxicity (S. Meyer & A. Kulkarni).

Dermatotoxicology (N. Monteiro-Riviere).

Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity (S. Branch).

Immunotoxicity (M. Selgrade, et al.).

Respiratory Tract Toxicity (R. Henderson & K. Nikula).

Biochemical Mechanisms of Renal Toxicity (J. Tarloff).

Cardiovascular Toxicity (A. Combs, et al.).

Suggested Reading.

Index.

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"...comprises a good teaching text...new chapters on...immunotoxicology, cutaneous toxicology, and molecular epidemiology." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 2, June 2001)

"This excellent book should be in every scientific library where it will provide a valuable reference book." (British Toxicology Soc. Newsletter, August 2001)
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