Principles and Methods of Toxicology, Fifth Edition

With four new chapters and an expanded glossary, this fifth edition covers new topics in toxicology, including “toxicopanomics,” plant and animal poisons, information resources, and non-animal testing alternatives. Emphasizing the cornerstones of toxicology, this book reviews the history of toxicology and explains basic toxicological principles, agents that cause toxicity, target organ toxicity, and toxicological testing methods including many of the test protocols required to meet regulatory needs worldwide. Each method or procedure is examined from the standpoint of technique, interpretation of data, and problems and pitfalls that may be associated with each.