Syllabus for Toxicology (G23.1006; G48.1006) Fall 2006

 

Instructors: A.F. Gunnison and R. Jaeger

 

Required Text:  Essentials of Toxicology  (Klaassen, C.D. and Watkins, J.B., Eds)

 

Lecture Schedule

Date

Session No.

Topic

Reading

Lecturer

Sept 6

2006

1

Introduction & Course Requirements & Rules

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Gunnison & Jaeger

History of Toxicology

Ch. 1

Jaeger

Principles of Toxicology

Ch. 2

Gunnison

Sept 13

2

Disposition of Toxicants

Ch. 5

Gunnison

Biotransformation of xenobiotics

Ch. 6

Gunnison

Sept 20

3

Toxicokinetics

Ch. 7

Gunnison

Mechanisms of Toxicity

Ch. 3

Gunnison

Sept 27

4

Toxic Responses of the Liver

Ch. 13

Jaeger

Toxic Responses of the Kidney

Ch. 14

Weiss

Oct 4

5

Toxic Responses of the Blood

Ch. 11

Zelikoff

Toxic Responses of the Immune System

Ch. 12

Oct 11

6

Toxic Responses of the Respiratory System

Ch. 15

Fine

 

Air Pollution

Ch. 28

Oct 18

7

Developmental Toxicology

Ch 10

Gunnison

Oct 25

8

MIDTERM EXAM

 

 

Nov 1

9

Toxic Effects of Plants

Ch. 27

Brenner

Toxic Responses of the Heart

Ch. 18

Nadziejko

Nov 8

10

Chemical Carcinogenesis

Ch. 8

Klein

Genetic Toxicology

Ch 9

Nov 15

11

Toxic Effects of Radiation

Ch. 25

Harley

Nov 22

 

No Class—Thanksgiving Recess

 

 

Nov 29

12

Risk Assessment

Ch. 4

Sussman

Regulatory Toxicology

Ch. 34

Dec 6

13

Toxic Responses of the Endocrine System

Ch. 21

Bosland

Toxic Responses of the Nervous System &

Toxic Effects of Solvents and Vapors

Ch. 16

Ch 24

Evans

Dec 13

14

Toxicity of Metals

Ch. 23

Costa

Occupational Toxicology

Ch. 33