Students are introduced into the problems dealing with the environmental pollution. The discussion is focused on the contamination of food, toxic effects of drugs, addiction and poisons in the plant kingdom.
Poslední úprava: Stoklasová Alena, doc. MUDr., CSc. (30.08.2024)
Literatura - angličtina
Amdur a kol. Cassaret and Douls: Toxicology, 1991
C.D. Klaassen (ed.): Cassaret and Doul’s Toxicology. The basic science of poisons. 8th edition. Mc Graw-Hill, Inc., (New York, London, Paris), 2013
Poslední úprava: Stoklasová Alena, doc. MUDr., CSc. (30.08.2024)
Požadavky ke zkoušce - angličtina
Credit:
Attendance - one absence is tolerated.
Credit test: MCQ focused on basic knowledge of topics 1-4.
Poslední úprava: Stoklasová Alena, doc. MUDr., CSc. (30.08.2024)
Sylabus - angličtina
Lecturers:
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Fiala, CSc.
doc. MUDr. Alena Stoklasová, CSc.
Lectures:
Introduction to subject. Toxic effects. Mechanism of action. Absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of toxic agents, their interactions.
Toxic exposures from environmental and occupational setting (hydrocarbons and their derivatives, toxic metals). Effects of selected organic and inorganic compounds.
Alcohols (methanol, ethanol, glycols), drugs of abuse (stimulants, opioids, hallucinogens). Mechanisms of their action, risk to health.
Introduction to toxicology of plants, mushrooms and animals. Selected alkaloids, terpenes, saponines, risk to health.