GENERAL TOXICOLOGY
Academic Year 2021/2022 - 2° Year - Curriculum Tossicologia dell'Ambiente e degli Alimenti
Teaching Staff: Santina CHIECHIO
Credit Value: 8
Scientific field: BIO/14 - Pharmacology
Taught classes: 56 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Credit Value: 8
Scientific field: BIO/14 - Pharmacology
Taught classes: 56 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
- To provide students with the basic knowledge of toxicology.
- To present the main classes of potentially toxic substances.
- To provide pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts that characterize the toxicological profile and mechanism of action of xenobiotics.
Course Structure
Face-to-face lectures
In case of mixed or remote mode, due to the pandemic situation, necessary changes can be introduced, in order to accomplish the planned program as reported in the syllabus.
Information for students with disabilities and/or SLD: In order to guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with regulations in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the didactic objectives and specific needs. It is also possible to contact our Department CInAP referent, Prof. Teresa Musumeci
Detailed Course Content
Principles of toxicology
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts that characterize the toxicological profile and mechanism of action of xenobiotics.
Textbook Information
- Casaret and Doull's TOXICOLOGY: The Basic Science of Poisons, Ed. McGraw-Hill