GENERAL TOXICOLOGY
Academic Year 2020/2021 - 2° Year - Curriculum Tossicologia dell'Ambiente e degli AlimentiLearning 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.
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