General Toxicology

Introductory course on basic principles in toxicology, organ-specific toxic effects and risk assessment.

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:

• Apply important toxicological mechanisms (modes of action) following exposure to toxic chemicals on potential adverse human health effects
• Interpret the consequences of physiological processes on toxic responses in the human body
• Argue how non-laboratory animal data can be used in the toxicological risk assessment of chemicals
• Design and execute a comprehensive toxicological concentration-response experiment and critically report and discus the results

Mandatory Knowledge:
ZSS06100 Laboratory Safety