TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (6 CREDITS) - TWO MODULES
Stampa
Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic year
2021/2022
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
BIO/14 (PHARMACOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Course
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY
Curriculum
Bioanalisi
Year of study
Period
1st semester (01/10/2021 - 14/01/2022)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Teacher
PASTORIS ORNELLA (titolare) - 3 ECTS
DOSSENA MAURIZIA - 3 ECTS
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Course contents
Part 1. General principles of toxicology: history and scope of toxicology; mechanisms of toxicity; risk assessment; absorption, distribution and excretion of toxicants; biotransformation of xenobiotics; toxicokinetics. Non-organ directed toxicity: chemical carcinogenesis; genetic toxicology; developmental toxicology. Toxic agents: toxic effects of pesticides; toxic effects of metals; toxic effects of solvents and vapors. Food toxicology.
Part 2. Role and functions of toxicological laboratory. Main toxicology tests on different biological matrices. Principal voluntary and involuntary intoxication from: drugs, chemical agents, animal toxins and mushrooms. Qualitative and quantitative research of xenobiotics. Methods of analysis in industrial toxicology. Examples of applications.
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Further information
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Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030