History of toxicology: from killers to healers

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Alternative codes found
RIV/62690094:18470/20:50016766
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819090-6.00001-5" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819090-6.00001-5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819090-6.00001-5" target="_blank" >10.1016/B978-0-12-819090-6.00001-5</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
History of toxicology: from killers to healers
Original language description
The word toxicology comes from the Greek words toxicon, meaning a poison, and logos, meaning a scientific study. Today, the term toxicology refers to a scientific discipline dealing with the physical-chemical properties of toxic substances, their mechanisms of action on the body, clinical symptoms of intoxications, and the prevention and treatment of various poisonings (Klaassen, 2018). It would not be an exaggeration to claim that toxicology is almost as old as mankind. The earliest mentions of toxic substances and intoxications can be found not only in ancient scientific literature, but also in Greek myths. For example, Homer describes how Odysseus sent a arrior to Egypt to bring back traditional Egyptian poisons used for arms ammunition. In another legend, Hercules soaked his weapons in poison of the sacred Lernean hydra. Last, but not least, the myth of Helen of Troy tells how her captor died because of a wound caused by a poisoned arrow.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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