TOX 409G - TOXICOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH

College of Medicine

Credits: 3

Principles of Toxicology is a course for students in the biological and health sciences and others interested in understanding the major principles of toxicology and the consequences of toxins on human health and the environment. The course describes how different organs in the body respond to and biochemically metabolize toxins, the wide range of toxic agents present in the environment from pesticides to radiation, how the genome is effected by exposures, and special problems in toxicology that effect the world.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: CHE 105 and 107 or equivalent general chemistry, BIO 148 and 152 or equivalent introductory biology, CHE 230 and 232 or equivalent organic chemistry.