Developments and ethical considerations in toxicology /
edited by Michael I. Weitzner.
- Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 1993.
- x, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Special publication ; no. 121 .
- Special publication (Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)) ; no. 121. .
"Proceedings of a symposium entitled 'Toxicology: molecules to morals' held by the Royal Society of Chemistry Toxicology Subject Group, the Irish Society for Toxicology and the Dutch Society of Toxicology at Trinity College, Dublin, 16 and 17 September 1992"--T.p. verso..
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The past, present and future of animals in toxicology / D. M. Pugh -- Ethical and legal issues in the use of drugs in biomedical research / J. Feely -- The toxicological advantages in using humans for studies with xenobiotics - the toxicokinetic viewpoint / S. Toon -- Drug teratogenesis: extrapolation of experimental results to the human / Heinz Nau -- Is regulatory toxicology best designed to protect man or his regulators? / P. L. Chambers -- Cell culture techniques in biotransformation studies / B. J. Blaauboer, W. C. Mennes and H. M. Wortelboer -- Glutathione s-transferase polymorphisms in relation to toxicity / P. J. Van Bladeren, J. Ploemen and B. Van Ommen -- Polymorphisms and expression of cytochrome P450 / G. J. M. J. Horbach -- Applications of NMR in biotransformation studies / I. M. C. M. Rietjens, N. H. P. Cnubben, P. A. de Jager, M. G. Boersma and J. Vervoort -- Nitrogen losses - form, origin and impact / M. K. Garrett -- The advantages and disadvantages of xenobiotics in plant foods and feeds / T. Acamovic -- The transformation of toxic chemicals by microbial processes in the environment: beneficial or hazardous? / M. J. Larkin -- Cancer and environmental chemicals / J. H. Duffus -- Integrated risk assessment / M. L. Richardson.