Category Navigation:

Search Site

Dermatoxicology, Seventh Edition

Double click on above image to view full picture

Zoom Out
Zoom In

More Views

Dermatoxicology, Seventh Edition

By Hongbo Zhai, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; Howard I. Maibach, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Klaus-Peter Wilhelm, proDERM Institute for Applied Dermatological Research, Schenefeld/Hamburg, Germany

Email to a Friend
$290.00
Add Items to Cart

Book Specifications

  • Available to Purchase
  • Published: November 2007
  • ISBN: 9780849397738
  • Seventh Edition
  • 1048 pages
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Size: 8.5" x 11"
  • 197 Black and White Illustrations

Quick Overview

Reflecting the embryonic state of the field, the first edition of, published in 1977, numbered 567 pages. Now the foundational reference in dermal toxicology, this Seventh Edition consists of 1,048 pages and defines what was once a largely intuitive field but has evolved into an established science.

Navigation

Reflecting the embryonic state of the field, the first edition of Dermatoxicology, published in 1977, numbered 567 pages. Now the foundational reference in dermal toxicology, this Seventh Edition consists of 1,048 pages and defines what was once a largely intuitive field but has evolved into an established science of metrics and mechanisms. The Seventh Edition includes fundamental information on the mechanisms of action of toxic substances on the skin and practical information on the many methods for evaluating dermal toxicity. With the addition of 34 new chapters and contributions from leading international experts, it continues the tradition of providing unsurpassed theoretical and practical guidance.

Features:

  • contains updates to each chapter and contributions from leading international experts
  • provides an in-depth summary of research and regulatory applications related to dermal toxicology and pharmacology
  • presents 34 new chapters that describe the latest advances in dermatotoxicology
  • addresses various levels of expertise regarding the development and use of dermal exposure data

New chapters include:

  • safety terminology
  • pharmacogenetics and dermatology
  • racial (ethnic) differences in skin properties
  • principles and practice of percutaneous absorption