Course detail
General Toxicology
FCH-BCA_OBTAcad. year: 2009/2010
The science of toxicology. Terminology of toxicology, History. The explanation of the relation of dose - effec, mechamism of toxic effects, factors influencing toxic effects, characteristics of of toxic effects, basic principles. The chemical compounds interaction. Mechanism of chemical compounds penetrating to organism. Toxicologic kinetice (primary contact, absorption, transport, excrection). The biotransformation of toxic compounds, factors influencing the biotransformation. The causation of demage of cells, tissues, organism and species levels. The main types of toxic effects. The evaluation of toxicity. The summary of the toxicology of inorganic and organic elements, compounds. The overview of therapy, antidots. The classification of chemical compounds in CZ and EU, actual legislative. The source of information, the information system of toxicology.
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Course curriculum
2. Toxic effect, factors influenced on toxic effect.
3. Characteristics of toxic effects.
4. Interaction toxic agents and possible damages of organisms on the level of cell, organs, organism, species.
5. Mechanism of intragression of toxic agents into body.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Tichý, M., Toxikologie pro chemiky. Universita Karlova, Praha, 2002 (CS)
Timbrell, J. A., Introduction to Toxicology. Taylor and Francis, London, 1995 (CS)
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BPCP_CHCHT Bachelor's
branch BPCO_CHM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BPCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BPCO_SCH , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme BPCP_CHTP Bachelor's
branch BPCO_BT , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BPCO_CHP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme BPCP_OOB Bachelor's
branch BPCO_KROO , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme BKCP_OOB Bachelor's
branch BPCO_KROO , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme BKCP_CHCHT Bachelor's
branch BKCO_CHTOZP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BKCO_CHM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BKCO_SCH , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme BKCP_CHTP Bachelor's
branch BKCO_BT , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BKCO_PCH , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning
branch CKCO_CZV , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
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