Author : Wayland J. Hayes
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483216462
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Essays in Toxicology by : Wayland J. Hayes
Download or read book Essays in Toxicology written by Wayland J. Hayes and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays in Toxicology, Volume 6 approaches toxicology by very different routes; two essays with materials (plastics and tobacco alkaloids), one deals with the effects of abnormal pressure, one considers the biochemistry of the lung, and one discusses poison control centers and other mechanisms for limiting the injury done by toxic materials. The book presents essays on the topological problems and untoward effects from plastic devices used in medical applications; the metabolism of tobacco alkaloids; and poisons control center. The text also includes essays on the toxicology of hypobaric and hyperbaric environments; as well as the exploitable biochemical approaches for the evaluation of toxic lung damage. Biochemists, physical chemists, neurophysiologists, epidemiologists, and social scientists will find the book invaluable.