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6: Principles of Toxicology

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Introduction

ToxTutor is a self-paced tutorial covering key principles of toxicology and was adopted from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) chemical and toxicology databases. While a knowledge of anatomy and physiology is not required for viewing ToxTutor, the Introduction to the Human Body from the National Cancer Institute provides a good introduction to the topic.

Topics Covered in this Course

ToxTutor is divided into the following sections:

Each section of ToxTutor contains one or more related content pages. Next and Back buttons are provided to allow you to navigate through these pages. For more information, see the "Getting Around" section below.
The basic principles of toxicology described in ToxTutor are similar to those taught in university programs and are well described in toxicology literature. A list of the textbooks used as the primary resources for the tutorials is found in the Bibliography.

Using ToxTutor

Getting Around

It will take approximately three hours to complete this self-paced tutorial.
There are a variety of ways you can navigate ToxTutor. You can:

  • Use the Glossary button in the upper right corner of each page to access the glossary.
  • Click the links in the list above (or any underlined words in any module which are linked) to access sections directly.
  • Click the Previous and Next links at the bottom of each page to move through the material.
  • Use a combination of the above methods to explore the course contents.


Progress

At the top of each page in ToxTutor are links indicating where the current page falls within the overall ToxTutor program. You can click these links to return to this homepage or to the section that contains the page.

Links

Throughout the course, you will encounter links. Any link to a resource outside of ToxTutor, will typically open in a new tab or window. All other links are to other areas within ToxTutor. Links are bold and underlined as seen here and here.
In addition, clicking on some images may open another external website for more information.

Credits

ToxTutor was adopted from the U.S National Library of Medicine in 2021. More Information can be seen in the ToxTutor Bibliography.


This page titled 6: Principles of Toxicology is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by ToxMSDT Online component via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.

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