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Record 1 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toxicology
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A branch of toxicology that studies the transformation of substances from the viewpoint of their noxiousness.

OBS

The chemical structure of a substance is not enough to determine its carcinogenic potential with accuracy; some substances, indeed, become toxic only in combination with others or after metabolization in the organism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toxicologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Branche de la toxicologie étudiant les transformations des substances du point de vue de leur nocivité.

OBS

La structure chimique seule d'une substance ne permet pas de déterminer avec exactitude son pouvoir cancérigène car certaines d'entre elles ne deviennent toxiques qu'en association avec d'autres substances ou après métabolisation dans l'organisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Toxicología
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
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