Introduction to Toxicology - FG50032

• Title: Introduction to Toxicology
• Guaranteed by: Department of Medical Biochemistry (15-180)
• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• Points: 0
• E-Credits: 1
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:15/0, C [HS]
• Capacity: 30
• Min. number of students: 5
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: doc. MUDr. Alena Stoklasová, CSc.; prof. Ing. Zdeněk Fiala, CSc.
• Incompatibility : FV061
• Pre-requisite : FG10014
• Interchangeability : FV061
• Is incompatible with: FV061
• Is interchangeable with: FV061

Annotation

Students are introduced into problems dealing with environmental pollution. The discussion is focused on contamination of food, toxic effects of drugs, addiction and poisons in plant kingdom.

Last update: STOKL/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (09.09.2022)

Aim of the course

Get a basic overview of toxic substances in the environment.

Last update: STOKL/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (16.09.2022)

Literature

Lectures in MOODLE.

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Requirements to the exam

Credit:

Attendance. Credit test: MCQ focused on basic knowledge of topics 1-4.

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Syllabus

  Lecturers

• Prof. Zdeněk Fiala, M.Sc., Ph.D.
• Assoc. Prof. Alena Stoklasová, M.D., Ph.D.

1. Introduction to toxicology of plants, mushrooms and animals. Selected alkaloids, terpenes, saponines, risk to health.
2. Toxic effects. Mechanism of action. Absorption, distribution, biotransformation and excretion of toxic agents, their interactions.
3. Alcohols (methanol, ethanol, glycols), drugs of abuse (stimulants, opioids, hallucinogens). Mechanisms of their action, risk to health.
4. Toxic exposures from environmental and occupational setting (hydrocarbons and their derivatives, toxic metals). Effects of selected organic and inorganic compounds
5. Food additives (antioxidants, emulsifiers, sweeteners, preservatives, stabilizers, colourings, flavours, acidity regulators, bulking and anti-caking agents). Credit test.

 

 

Last update: STOKL/LFHK.CUNI.CZ (12.09.2022)