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PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY - Biology East Borneo

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INDEXAbsorbed dose, defined, 4Absorption mechanisms:in human body, 35-36metals pharmacokinetics, 328organophosphateicarbamate pesticides, 347--348solvent exposure, 3722373toxic agents, 4145gastrointestinal tract, 4143lungs, 43345skin, 43Acceptable ambient-air level (AAAL), environmentalexposure guidelines with, 3 1-32Acetaldehyde, toxicology, 387-388Acetone, toxicology, 3899390Acetophone, toxicology, 389Acetylation, biotransformation, 74Acetylcholine (ACh):neurotransmitter activity, 148-149reptile and amphibian venom toxicology, 424425synaptic neurotoxicity, 15 1Acetylcholinesterase (AChE):neurotransmitter activity, 148-149organophosphateicarbamate pesticides, 347organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy(OPIDN), 350synaptic neurotoxicity, 15 1Acid anhydride, immunotoxicity, 203Acneiform dermatoses, dermal toxicity, 163-164Acquired immunity, immunotoxicity, 190Acrolein, toxicology, 386, 388Activation, xenobiotic metabolism, enzyme activity,15Active transport, toxic agents, 40Acute accidental poisoning, toxicity data in studiesof, 13Acute exposure:defined 4herbicides, 356metals toxicity, 33 1organochlorine insectides, 353organophosphate/carbamate pesticides, 348-349Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), benzeneexposure, 103-104Acute renal failure (ARF), nephrotoxicity and, 137Acute toxicity:defined, 4errors in measurement of, 20relative ranking system for, 19-20Acute transforming retroviruses, oncogenes, 280Adenomas:classification, 267-268hepatoxicity and 123Administration routes of carcinogens, carcinogenicitystudies, 2955296Administrative controls:carbon dioxide exposure studies, 549control technologies for hazardous materials, 540Adverse effects, dose-response data and, 27-28Aerosols:metals as, 329pulmonotoxicity and absorption of, 174-175Aflatoxins, sources of, 419Age characteristics:arsenic risk assessment studies, 489490dose-response data, 23-24xenobiotic metabolism, 82Aggregation of disease, epidemiologic studies, 520“Aging” pesticides, absorption and metabolism, 348Agonists, natural venoms and toxin neurotoxicity,411413Air exposure measurements:antimony carcinogenicity risk studies, 495496occupational health hazards control, samplingtechniques, 534-536Air pollutant gases, pulmonotoxicity, 180Alcohol. See also Ethanoltoxicology, 382-384R-OH, 382-383simple alcohols, 383-384Aldehydes, toxicology, 385-388Alicyclic solvents, toxicity, 378-379Aliphatic organic solvents:toxicity, 377-378,402404toxicology, 398402Alkaloidal toxins:in flowering plants, 421in mushrooms, 418419Alkanes:halogenated alkanes, toxicology, 391-397toxicity, 377-378Alkylating agents:carcinogenicity, 274genetic toxicity and 247,249Alkylbenzenes, toxicology of, 380-381Alkyl cyanides, toxicology, 404405Allergens, allergic contact dermatitis, 162Allergic reaction:contact dermatitis, 161-162Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications, Second Edition, Edited by Phillip L. Williams,Robert C. James, and Stephen M. Roberts.ISBN 0-471-29321-0 © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.575

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