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534-307 Toxicology (Lectures)

Credit points: 10.0

Coordinator: Dr D D Leaver

Prerequisite: Pharmacology 534-301

Contact: 26 lectures (two a week), six 1-hour tutorials

Timetable: Second semester

Objectives:

By the end of the teaching program in Toxicology (lectures), the student should:

Comprehend:

• the mechanisms by which drugs and xenobiotics mediate cellular toxicity;
• the nature of drug and xenobiotic toxicity for specific target organs; the procedures followed for the safety testing and evaluation of the toxicity of drugs and xenobiotics;
• the nature of specific environmental toxicological problems.

Appreciate:

• the importance of rational and critical scientific analysis of toxicological issues;
• the importance of pressure groups in legal and political decision making concerning toxicological issues.

Content:

Mechanisms of toxicity; application of molecular biology to toxicology; interaction of chemicals with DNA; chemical carcinogens and teratogens; preclinical and clinical testing of drugs; drug efficacy; toxicity testing; experimental design; environmental toxicology.

Assessment:

A 3-hour end-of-semester written examination; a 2000 word essay; an oral examination.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 224)

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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