Journal of Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
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Toxicology Research Updates

Toxicology is a scientific discipline overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology and medicine that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants. The relationship between dose and its effects on the exposed organism is of high significance in toxicology. Factors that influence chemical toxicity include the dosage duration of exposure, route of exposure, species, age, sex and environment. Toxicologists are experts on poisons and poisoning. There is a movement for evidence-based toxicology as part of the larger movement towards evidence-based practices.