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BIO4500 - General Toxicology

Course content

Toxicokinetics (how poisons are taken up in the organism, distributed, biotransformed and excreted), toksicodynamics (how poisons react with biomolecules and the consequenses of interactions), important toxic compounds (heavy metals, environmental contaminants, pesticides, carcinogene and mycotoxins), risk assessment and regulatory toxicology.

BIO4500 can be taken in parallell with BIO4540 - Human Toxicology and BIO4550 - Ecotoxicology.

Learning outcomes

The course will give insight in biological and syntetic poisons and their mechanisms of action. The course can be included in the requirements to become EUROTOX-approved toxicologist.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

Prerequisites

Recommended prior knowledge

MNLAB0020 - Introduction to laboratory and field safety Necessary knowledge in organic chemistry, cell biology and biochemistry, for example the courses MBV1010 - Cell biology and genetics, MBV1030 - General biochemistry, MBV2020 - Laboratory course and BIO2140 - Molecular biology and Biological Methods are recommended.

Overlap

10 credits against BIO3500.

Teaching

Two double lectures are give each week in addition to optional supervised discussion groups.

Exam information

Approved participation in classes and one written final exam (100%). Letter grading (A-F).

This subject offer new examination in the beginning of the
subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examination, see http://www.mn.uio.no/studier/admin/eksamen/utsatt-og-ny-eksamen/index.html and http://www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html

Assessment and grading

Course grades are awarded on a descending scale using alphabetic grades from A to E for passes and F for fail. Read more about the grading system .

Evaluation of this course

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Periodic evaluation Autumn 2012.

Other information

The course is offered if the number of students are more than 3.

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