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PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY

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598 INDEX<br />

Relative potency factor (RPF), risk evaluation using,<br />

465468<br />

Renal clearance:<br />

schematic of, 130<br />

toxic agent excretion, 5 1-52<br />

Renal erythropoietic factor, nephrotoxicity and 134<br />

Renal plasma flow, nephrotoxicity measurement,<br />

136 -137<br />

Reproductive toxicology:<br />

chromium compounds, 339.-340<br />

developmental toxicology, 224-232<br />

diethylstilbestrol (DES) cancer endpoints,<br />

229.-230<br />

drug abuse and maternal nutrition, 230<br />

embryonic/fetal toxic response, 22X--231<br />

fetal hydantoin syndrome, 229<br />

human teratogens, 230<br />

methylmercury poisoning, 230-23 1<br />

spontaneous abortion and embryonic loss, 225,<br />

227-228<br />

tissue organization disruption, 228-229<br />

diethylstilbestrol (DES) toxicity and 2299230<br />

endocrine disruption, 232-235<br />

female reproductive toxicology, 222-223<br />

female reproductive system, 218-224<br />

hormonal regulation, 221-223<br />

oocyte toxicity, 219<br />

somatic ovarian and reproductive tract toxicity,<br />

219-221<br />

lead poisoning, 2355236<br />

toxicity mechanisms, 340~-341<br />

male reproductive system, 2 1 O-2 18<br />

cell-specific toxicity, 2133215<br />

direct/indirect toxicity modes, 212-213<br />

endocrine feedback and dysregulation, 217<br />

hormonal regulation, hypothalamic-pituitary-<br />

gonadal axis, 2 15-2 17<br />

Leydig cell toxicity, 215<br />

Sertoli cell toxicity, 214-215<br />

spermatogenesis susceptibility, 210-212<br />

sperm cell development, 2 13-2 14<br />

suspected toxicant list, 2 18<br />

Reptile venoms, toxicology, 423425<br />

Resorcinol, toxicology, 385<br />

Respirators, control technologies for hazardous<br />

materials, 540-541<br />

Response, defined, 9<br />

Response addition, risk evaluation using, 466468<br />

Restriction point, cell cycle, 285.-286<br />

Retinoblastoma (Rb) gene, discovery of, 284-285<br />

Retroviruses, oncogenes, 280-281<br />

Reversible toxicity, defined 4<br />

Right-to-know issues, occupational health hazards<br />

control and, 53 1<br />

Risk:<br />

defined 5<br />

epidemiologic studies, measurement of association<br />

or risk, 516-517<br />

Risk assessment:<br />

applications of:<br />

antimony trioxide carcinogenicity, 490496<br />

arsenic exposure, 486490<br />

lead exposure in child-bearing women, 481483<br />

petroleum hydrocarbons, exposure and risk<br />

assessment, 483486<br />

tiered approach, 479480<br />

applied toxicology research in, 6<br />

basic paradigms of, 438439<br />

carcinogenicity studies, 292-299<br />

administration routes and vehicle issues,<br />

295-296<br />

animal models, 2977299<br />

dietary and caloric restrictions, 296-297<br />

histopathological examination, 296<br />

maximally tolerated dose (MTD) levels,<br />

292-294<br />

number of doses tested 295<br />

chemical mixture risk assessment, 464-468<br />

comparative risk analysis, 468472<br />

defined 5,437<br />

dose-response assessment, 438,4499460<br />

dose metrics, 459460<br />

nonthreshold models, 455459<br />

threshold models, 4499454<br />

elements of, 438<br />

examples of, 480481<br />

exposure pathways and dosages, 439,445449<br />

hazard identification, 438, 442445<br />

animal studies, 443445<br />

epidemiologic studies and case reports, 443<br />

human health vs. ecological risk assessment,<br />

441442<br />

occupational carcinogens, 304-3 19<br />

alcohol, 3 15<br />

diet, 3 15-3 18<br />

iatrogenic cancer, 3 18-3 19<br />

lead-based paint case study, 549-552<br />

NTP table of suspected carcinogens, 3055307<br />

smoking, 3 13--3 15<br />

probabilistic vs. deterministic techniques, 462-464<br />

problem definition, 440441<br />

regulatory context of, 439440<br />

risk characterization techniques, 439,460462<br />

risk communication procedures, 4722474<br />

toxicology research, 6<br />

Risk characterization:<br />

defined, 438439<br />

procedures for, 460462<br />

Risk communication:<br />

occupational health hazards control and 530-53 1<br />

techniques and procedures, 472474<br />

Risk models, chemical leukemogenesis, 104<br />

RNA:<br />

genetic toxicology and transcription and<br />

translation mechanisms, 241-244<br />

oncogenes, 280-281<br />

point mutations and 249-250<br />

toxin/venom diversity and, 4 104 11

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