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PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY

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Mechanistic toxicology, as research discipline, 6<br />

Medications, therapeutic vs. virtually safe doseages<br />

(VSD) table, 470<br />

Mee’s lines, arsenic exposure markers, 336<br />

Megamouse experiment, cancer risk assessment<br />

studies, 455459<br />

Meiosis, genetic toxicology and 244-245<br />

MEK peroxide, occupational hazard control case<br />

study of, 5466547<br />

Melanomas, classification, 2677268<br />

Mellitin, hymenoptera toxicology, 427<br />

Membrane barrier transfer, toxic agent absorption<br />

and distribution, 3741<br />

active transport, 4041<br />

facilitated diffusion, 40<br />

passive diffusion, 3740<br />

Membrane disruption:<br />

solvent exposure, 374-375<br />

toxicants and 149<br />

Menstruation, female reproductive toxicology, 223<br />

Mercury:<br />

central nervous system effects, 333<br />

nephrotoxicity, 138-139<br />

neurotoxicants and 150<br />

speciation of:<br />

inhalation exposure, 328-329<br />

oral ingestion, 329<br />

toxicology studies, 341-342<br />

Mesenchymal tissue, histogenesis, 267<br />

Mesothelioma, asbestosis and, 182<br />

Messenger RNA (mRNA), genetic toxicology and,<br />

transcription and translation mechanisms,<br />

241-244<br />

Metabolism:<br />

of metals, 330<br />

organophosphatelcarbamate pesticides, 347-348<br />

urinary excretion, 29<br />

Metal fume fever, metals inhalation exposure and,<br />

329<br />

zinc toxicology, 343<br />

Metallothionein, nephrotoxicity and, 137<br />

Metals:<br />

classification, 3255327<br />

common uses and toxic effects, 326<br />

immunotoxicity, 202<br />

nephrotoxicity, 139-140<br />

pharmacokinetics, 328-33 1<br />

absorption and distribution, 328<br />

dermal exposure, 3299330<br />

excretion, 330~-33 1<br />

inhalation, 328-329<br />

metabolism and storage, 330<br />

oral ingestion, 329<br />

sources of exposure, 334-336<br />

anthropogenic sources, 334-335<br />

biomarkers for, 3355336<br />

natural sources, 334<br />

speciation of, 327-328<br />

toxicity, 33 l--334<br />

INDEX 591<br />

acute exposure, 33 1<br />

carcinogenicity, 333-334<br />

chronic exposure, 331,333<br />

target organs, 332<br />

toxicology of:<br />

arsenic, 336-337<br />

beryllium, 337-338<br />

cadmium, 338-339<br />

chromium, 3399340<br />

lead, 340-34 1<br />

mercury, 341-342<br />

nickel, 342<br />

zinc, 3422343<br />

Metaplasia, defined, 266<br />

Metastasis, defined, 266<br />

Methanol:<br />

eye toxicity, 167<br />

toxicology, 377, 3822383<br />

Methemoglobin:<br />

hematoxicity and formation of. 999100<br />

hydrogen sulfide and cyanide poisoning, 107<br />

hemolvtic anemia and 100.-101<br />

I-<br />

MethylaGon reactions, biotransformation, 74<br />

Methyl bromide:<br />

toxicity, 362<br />

toxicology, 393-397<br />

Methyl chloride exposure:<br />

carbon monoxide formation, 99<br />

toxicology, 392-397<br />

Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl<br />

(MMT), health risks of, 335<br />

Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), toxicology, 389<br />

Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), nephrotoxicity, 140<br />

Methylmercury poisoning, developmental toxicology<br />

and, 230-23 1<br />

Methyl -n-butyl ketone, toxicology, 389<br />

Methysergide, ergot as source of, 419<br />

Michaelis-Menten kinetics, toxic agent distribution,<br />

4749<br />

Microlesions, genetic toxicity assessment and, 247,<br />

249<br />

Micronucleus test:<br />

chromosomal aberrations, 251<br />

mutagenicity testing, 255<br />

Microsomal enzymes, xenobiotic metabolism, 62<br />

Microsomal oxidation, biotransformation, 65566<br />

Microvesicular steatosis, hepatotoxicity and<br />

120-121<br />

Milk, toxic agent excretion, 53<br />

Minamata disease:<br />

anthropogenic study of, 335<br />

methylmercury poisoning, 230-23 1<br />

Minerals, essential metals in, 326<br />

Minimal risk dose (MRL), risk assessment studies,<br />

448449<br />

Mistletoe, peptide and protein toxins in, 422<br />

Mitochondria, hepatocellular degeneration and death,<br />

116<br />

Mitosis, genetic toxicology and, 2444245

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