187.610.01 Public Health Toxicology
Instructors
James Yager and Michael TrushOriginally Offered
Fall 2008Offered By
Department of Environmental Health SciencesDescription
This course examines basic concepts of environmental toxicology, including distribution, cellular penetration, metabolic conversion, and elimination of toxic agents, as well as the fundamental laws governing the interaction of foreign chemicals with biological systems. The course also focuses on the application of these concepts to the understanding and prevention of mortality and morbidity resulting from environmental exposure to toxic substances through a case study format.
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