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Paper III: Toxicology (Advance Paper-I) [1]

Paper Code: 
LSC 143 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60
10.00
Unit I: 
History and scope of Toxicology

History and scope of Toxicology

1.    Environmental Toxicology

2.    Economic Toxicology

3.    Forensic Toxicology

Different areas of Toxicology

Classification of Toxic Agents

15.00
Unit II: 
Disposition of Toxicants
Disposition of Toxicants
  • Absorption, Distribution & Excretion of Toxicants

Mechanisms of Toxicity

·         Delivery

·         Absorption

·         Distribution

·         Excretion

·         Cellular Dysfunctions and resultant toxicities

·         Repair or Dysrepair

Biotransformation of Xenobiotics

·         Phase I Enzymes (Hydrolysis, Reduction, Oxidation

Phase II Enzyme Reactions (Glucuronidation, Sulfation, Methylation, Acelylation, Amino-acid conjugation Glutathione Conjugation, Phosphorylation )

 

15.00
Unit III: 
Target Organ Toxicity
Target Organ Toxicity
  • Liver
  • Blood

Physicochemical nature & Effect of Toxic Agen

  •  Pesticides
  •  Metals

Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Toxicants

 

10.00
Unit IV: 
Non-Organ-Directed Toxicity
Non-Organ-Directed Toxicity
  • Chemical Carcinogenesis

Genetic Toxicology 

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Environmental Toxicology
Environmental Toxicology
  • Air Pollution
  • Ecotoxicology : Chemodynamics, Biomarkers,

         Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecotoxicology  

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  • Casarett and Daull’s Toxicology: The basic science of poisons. By : Curtis D. Klaassen 6th Edn., McGraw-Hill (Medical Publishing Div. NewYork
  • Environmental Biotechnology – by. Indu Shekhar Thakur, I.K. International Pub.(2006)
  • Toxicology, Principles and Applications: Raymond I.M.. CRC Publication.
  • Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications by Atlas Bartha (An imprint of Addison Wesley Longman Inc)
  • Environmental Microbiology: Maier R.M., Academic Press. 2000 Press, Cambridge. 1993.
  • Environmental Science- A global concern; Cunningham W.P. and Saigo B.W Win. C. Brown Publishers, London, 1995.
  • Advances in Industrial Waste Water Treatment; P.K. Goel; Technoscience Publications. Jaipur, 1999.
  • An Introduction to Air Pollution; Trivedy R.K. and Goel P.K., Technoscience Publications, Jaipur, 1995.
  • Problems of Environment Management in India; Goel M.M., Sharma M.C. and Purohit N.K; Anupriya Publishing House, Jaipur, 1999.
  • Environmental Science (A study of interrelations); Enger E.D. and Smith B.F.;  Win. C. Brown Pub. (Latest Edition). 
  • Botkin D. And Keller E. Environmental Science. Earth as a Living Planet; Botkin D. And Keller E

 

Academic Year: 
2016-2017 [2]

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