Pigs in Toxicology

Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in South Korea

In a recent issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology (APJMT), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the Asia Pacific Region has been discussed. In the editorial by Dr. Afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology ...

Antitussive Effect of Plantago lanceolata in Guinea Pigs

Background: Several therapeutic effects including anti-asthma and dyspnea have been described for Plantago lanceolata. In the present study the antitussive effect of this plant was evaluated. Methods: The antitussive effects of aerosols of two different concentrations of Soxhlet and macerated ethanolic extracts, codeine and saline were tested by counting the number of coughs produced due to aer...

Some concepts in toxicology.

Toxicology seeks to understand and quantify injurious chemico-biological interactions. The application of this understanding is prediction of the likelihood of occurrence of injury to human health or to undesirable alteration of ecological balance. The key to understanding chemical induced biological injury is development of improved methods of measuring changes in cellular function and structu...

Bioanalytical Methods in Toxicology

Elżbieta Skrzydlewska Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Białystok15-230 Białystok 8, P. O. Box 14, Poland The goal of this Special Issue on Bioanalytical Methods in Toxicology is to recapitulate the latest achievements concerning the theory and practice of modern chromatography and related techniques. The interest of such significant and current issues has not been accid...

The Way through Empowerment of Medical Toxicology in Bangladesh