Sentence examples for index of toxicity from inspiring English sources

According to Pillai et al. [ 38], the reduction in body weight is a simple and sensitive index of toxicity after exposure to toxic substances.

Because reduction in body weight gain and internal organ weights are regarded as simple and sensitive index of toxicity [ 44- 46], our data suggest that oral administration of DV is not toxic.

Another index of toxicity is the individual internal organ weight in relation to whole animal body weight, which we assessed through the coefficient of the liver, kidneys, brain and spleen in this study.

DNA complexes with phosphatidylcholine-detergent conjugates are administered in mouse airways, and transgene expression and inflammatory activity as an index of toxicity are investigated as a function of time, DNA dose, and presence of helper and stealth lipids.

The present study was designed mainly to examine the interactive effects of waterborne metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Ag, and Ni) in specific binary combinations on short-term (3 h) gill metal binding and essential ion (Ca2+ and Na+) uptake (a physiological index of toxicity) in fish, using juvenile freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as the model species.

Animal weight was followed as a measure of the general index of toxicity.

Indices of toxicity showed significant effects of Sumas Mountain chrysotile, suggesting concern for the population exposed to materials from this slow-moving landslide.

The NCT has conducted some proof-of-principle experiments to establish signature profiles of known toxicants and to link the pattern of altered gene expression to specific parameters of conventional indices of toxicity (Hamadeh et al. 2002).

To characterize the metabolic state of OLHHA-treated rats, we evaluated the levels of certain adipokines, indices of toxicity and relevant parameters related to glucose and lipid metabolism in the plasma (Table 1).

This can be used only as an indirect index of potential toxicity but cannot prove any real toxic effect on the outcome.

The body weight of mice was monitored as an index of systemic toxicity.