Toxicology is the science of poisons, embracing the physical and chemical study of all the
known poisonous substances, as well as the methods of testing for them, their action on the …

The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) requires the EPA to consider “available
information concerning the cumulative effects of such residues and other substances that have a …

CYP3A4 is the most abundant isoform of cytochrome P450 (CYP) in adult human liver. It
metabolizes numerous clinically, physiologically, and toxicologically important compounds. The …

One of the factors determining the toxicity of chlorpyrifos (CPS), an organophosphorus (OP)
insecticide, is its biotransformation. CPS can be activated by cytochrome P450 (CYP) …

… Scott Coleman,1 Russell Linderman,2 Ernest Hodgson,1 and Randy L. Rose1 … Coleman
S, Liu S, Linderman R, Hodgson E, Rose RL. In vitro metabolism of alachlor by human liver …

Pesticides are high-volume, widely used, environmental chemicals and there is continuous
debate concerning their possible role in many chronic human health effects. Because of their …

Objectives Genetic polymorphisms of cytochromes P450 (CYPs) are a principal reason for
inter-individual variations in the metabolism of therapeutic drugs and environmental …

The metabolic enzymes of a multiresistant (ie, carbamate, organophosphate, pyrethroid)
population of tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens (F.), were compared with those of a …

Since the observation that sesame oil would synergize the action of the insecticide
pyrethrum [l, 21, methylenedioxyphenyl (1, 3-benzodioxole) derivatives have been used as …

There has been a rapid increase in the amount of research and interest in toxicology in the
past few years. This Dictionary reflects and fulfils the need for accurate, clear concise …