Description
NIPA Tox Card Vet: Volume I: General Toxicology and Toxicology of Plants and Mycotoxins by Amit Shukla and Atul Prakash and Soumen Choudhury and Sakshi Tiwari
Toxicology is a fundamental subject in both Veterinary and Medical sciences. It is a vast field with numerous branches and has been studied extensively since ancient times. It is essential to possess a strong foundation in the basic concepts of general toxicology, as well as the modes of toxicity of different plants and mycotoxins. The sources of poisons also include natural sources like plant and fungal toxins. This book provides a comprehensive overview of toxicodynamics, diagnosis, and treatment of several plant toxins and mycotoxins. To facilitate easy understanding, the book has been written in a notes format and in simple language. Important points from an exam perspective have been highlighted in bold letters, and the book also includes pictorial depictions of plant plates.
The book comprises of 15 chapters that cover a range of topics related to general toxicology, including its history, sources, factors affecting toxicity, toxicokinetics, and basic principles of treatment for poisoning and toxicology of different plants and mycotoxins.