Course: Experimental Toxicology

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Course title Experimental Toxicology
Course code OCH/ET
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ulrichová Jitka, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
Experimental toxicology Experimental models of evaluation in vitro toxicity Experimental models of evaluation in vivo toxicity Carcinogenity epigenotoxicity and genotoxicity Reproductive toxicity, teratogens Immunotoxicology Phototoxicology Acute and chronic toxicity Tests of excitabilities Methods of evaluation of metabolism and xenobiotics disposition in vitro and in vivo Legislature and ethics of work with laboratory animals Alternative ways of animal tests Principles right laboratory practices Legislature and doing of accredited tests in depend on type of substance and its utilization Interpretation of dates of toxicology

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
Aim of this course is to introduce to students the basic methods of experimental toxicology.
Explain main aspects, interpret problems, describe experimental models of evaluation in vitro toxicity
Prerequisites
pass lectures of biochemistry

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

basic knowledge of toxicology
Recommended literature
  • Current Protocols in Toxikology. John Wiley Inc., www.currentprotocols.com.
  • European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM). http://ecvam.jrc.it.
  • TOXNET (Toxicology Data Network). http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov.
  • Vyhláška Ministerstva zdravotnictví ČR č. 443/2004 Sb., kterou se stanoví základní metody pro zkoušení toxicity chemických látek a chemických přípravků.
  • Česká technická norma ČSN EN ISO 10993. Biologické hodnocení prostředků zdravotnické techniky.
  • Česká technická norma ČSN EN ISO 7405. Stomatologie - preklinické hodnocení biologické snášenlivosti prostředků zdravotnické techniky používaných ve stomatologii.
  • Linhart, I. (2022). Toxikologie, 3. upravené vydání. Praha, VŠCHT.
  • Patočka J. Vojenská toxikologie. Grada Publishing, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology (2020) Category: Chemistry courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer