Immunology, toxicology, and immunotoxicology: An overview

  • Shampa Chakraborty Department of Chemistry, Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.59400/jts.v1i1.396
Keywords: immune system, toxic effect, immunotoxicology, immunology, toxicology

Abstract

Immunology, toxicology, and immunotoxicology are three different fields of science. Immunology is the branch of science that deals with the studies of the immune system. On the other hand, toxicology is the branch of science which deals with chemicals, toxic substances, or polluted environments and their ill effect on living creatures as well as the environment. Immunotoxicology deals with the both fields of immunology and toxicology. Immunotoxicology is an active area of toxicology, but this is still a relatively small area. Over the past 30 years, the main focus of immunotoxicology has been the aspects of immunotoxicity, from a mechanistic or regulatory process.

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Published
2023-12-30
How to Cite
Chakraborty, S. (2023). Immunology, toxicology, and immunotoxicology: An overview. Journal of Toxicological Studies, 1(1), 396. https://doi.org/10.59400/jts.v1i1.396
Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)
Section
Review

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