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TOX 1100 Toxicology Orientation     1 QH
Introduces toxicology as it relates to regulatory, environmental, forensic, and clinical issues. Focuses on general principles of toxicology and their application to determining the hazards of toxins in the workplace, the home, and the environment.

Tox 1101 Current Topics in Toxicology     1 QH
Discusses topics of interest to toxicology, pharmacy, biology, chemistry, nursing, and related majors. Selects topics from current research that span regulatory, public health, and environmental issues. Explores other toxicology-related topics.

TOX 1300 Clinical Toxicology     4 QH
Examines the potential toxicity of drugs, commercial products, and environmental agents. Focuses on clinical manifestations, mechanisms of toxicity, principles of treatment, and prevention of acute and chronic poisonings. Prereq. PMC 1418.

TOX 1301 Fundamental Principles of Systemic Toxicology     4 QH
Presents the principles of toxicology from an organ-system perspective. Focuses on the basic concepts used to evaluate toxicity, the mode of injury at the organ and cellular levels, and the basic subcellular mechanisms through which toxic agents produce damaging effects. Uses recent toxicological literature to introduce the concepts needed to evaluate toxicity through the analysis of data. Prereq. PMC 1418.

TOX 1302 Chemical and Analytical Toxicology     4 QH
Continues TOX 1301. Places additional emphasis on the interpretation of the toxicological literature to evaluate the risk involved from exposure to prototype chemicals. Uses structure activity and biochemical methods of assessment to evaluate the toxicity of major classes of chemical compounds. Prereq. PMC 1418 and TOX 1301.

TOX 1322 Biochemical Toxicology Laboratory     4 QH
Introduces the student to investigational methods for assessing toxicity; helps develop the student's ability to analyze and interpret data generated in the lab and in the literature; and helps the student develop technical writing skills. Uses rodents as a model for toxic insult. Examines hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, teratogenicity, and other toxic manifestations at the whole-animal, whole-tissue, and biochemical levels. Prereq. TOX 1300, TOX 1301, or TOX 1302.

TOX 1811, TOX 1812, TOX 1813 Toxicology Research     4 QH each
Students participate in faculty-directed research projects in the toxicology laboratory.

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