Includes bibliographical references and index.

General principles of toxicology. History and scope of toxicology / Michael A. Gallo ; Principles of toxicology / David L. Eaton and Steven G. Gilbert ; Mechanisms of toxicity / Zoltán Gregus ; Risk assessment / Elaine M. Faustman and Gilbert S. Omenn -- Disposition of toxicants. Absorption, distribution, and excretion of toxicants / Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman ; Biotransformation of xenobiotics / Andrew Parkinson and Brian W. Ogilvie ; Toxicokinetics / Danny D. Shen -- Nonorgan-directed toxicity. Chemical carcinogenesis / James E. Klaunig and Lisa M. Kamendulis ; Genetic toxicology / R. Julian Preston and George R. Hoffmann ; Developmental toxicoogy / John M. Rogers and Robert J. Kavlock --

Target organ toxicity. Toxic responses of the blood / John C. Bloom and John T. Brandt ; Toxic responses of the immune system / Norbert E. Kaminski, Barbara L. Faubert Kaplan, and Michael P. Holsapple ; Toxic responses of the liver / Hartmut Jaeschke ; Toxic responses of the kidney / Rick G. Schnellmann ; Toxic responses of the respiratory system / Hanspeter R. Witschi ... [et al.] ; Toxic responses of the nervous system / Virginia C. Moser ... [et al.] ; Toxic responses of the ocular and visual system / Donald A. Fox and William K. Boyes ; Toxic responses of the heart and vascular system / Y. James Kang ; Toxic resposes of the skin / Robert H. Rice and Theodora M. Mauro ; Toxic responses of the reproductive system / Paul M.D. Foster and L. Earl Gray, Jr. ; Toxic responses of the endocrine system / Charles C. Capen --

Toxic agents. Toxic effects of pesticides / Lucio G. Costa ; Toxic effects of metals / Jie Liu, Robert A. Goyer, and Michael P. Waalkes ; Toxic effects of solvents and vapors / James V. Bruckner, S. Satheesh Anand and D. Alan Warren ; Toxic effects of radiation and radioactive materials / Naomi H. Harley ; Toxic effects of terrestrial animal venoms and poisons / John B. Watkins III ; Toxic effects of plants, fungi, and algae / Stata Norton -- Environmental toxicology. Air pollution / Daniel L. Costa ; Ecotoxicology / Richard T. Di Giulio and Michael C. Newman -- Applications of toxicology. Food toxicology / Frank N. Kotsonis and George A. Burdock ; Analytic/forensic toxicology / Alphonse Poklis ; Clinical toxicology / Louis R. Cantilena, Jr. ; Occupational toxicology / Peter S. Thorne.

"We are delighted to present an updated full color, edition of Essentials of Toxicology, which distills the major principles and concepts of toxicology that were described in detail in the seventh edition of Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons. We are grateful to the colleagues who contributed to the seventh edition of Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons; their contributions to the parent text served as the foundation for the chapters in this edition of Essentials of Toxicology. Essentials of Toxicology concisely presents the broad science of toxicology. Important concepts from anatomy, physiology and biochemistry have been included to facilitate the understanding of the principles and mechanisms of toxicant action on specific organ systems. It is hoped that the book will be useful to students in undergraduate and graduate courses in toxicology, as well as students from other disciplines, who want to have a strong foundation in toxicologic concepts and principles"--Provided by publisher.