BCMB 616 : Biochemical Toxicology
Credits:
2
The course covers fundamentals of xenobiotic metabolism including pathways and enzymology of metabolism and the factors affecting metabolism. It also features the types and mechanisms of toxicity as well as target organ toxicity using specific examples of xenobiotics as agents of toxicity in various organs. It includes the assessment of organ specific toxicity involving pathobiological, haematological, biochemical and enzyme activity studies