EnvironmentalHealthandToxicology.pptVIP

Reversibility 可逆性 of Toxicity In most cases, toxicity induced 引发 by a chemical is essentially 实质上reversible; Individual will recover 康复 when the toxin is removed by excretion 排泄 or inactivated 阻止活性 by metabolism 生陈代谢; Sometimes toxicity is irreversible不可逆性, when the organs have been damaged too far, enzyme 酶is irreversibly inactivated; Toxin may deprive 剥夺an organism of a vital 重要 substance, and recovery has to await 等待resynthesis 重新制造of this substance. Concept of Receptors 受体 Some chemical nonspecifically 不明确地denature 改变本性 protein蛋白质, dissolve the tissue 组织? chemical burns; Some toxins intera