The following points highlight the seven major ophthalmic toxic effects. The effects are: 1. Effects on Cornea 2. Effects on Iris 3. Effects on Aqueous Humor 4. Effects on Ciliary Body 5. Effects on Lens 6. Effects on Retina 7. Effects on Optic Nerve. 1. Effects on Cornea: This delicate structure is subjected to toxic effects of xenobiotics chiefly through [...]
Here is a list of toxicological tests done on animals: 1. Behavioural Responses (Tests)2. Analytic Tests 3. Functional Tests 4. Potentiation and Synergism 5. Pathological and Histological Examinations 6. Other Toxicity Tests. 1. Behavioural Responses (Tests): The pharmacological response/toxicological response to a drug/toxicant, which manifests itself through changes in the behaviour patterns of the test animal, is known as behavioural [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of a Poisonous Plant 2. Toxic Principles of Plants 3. Diagnostic Spot Tests for Plant Poisons. Definition of a Poisonous Plant: "A poisonous plant is one which as a whole or part thereof under all or certain conditions and in manner and in amount likely to be taken or brought [...]