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An Introduction to Toxicology
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An Introduction to Toxicology
Philip C. Burcham
An Introduction to Toxicology
Philip C. Burcham School of Medicine and Pharmacology The University of Western Australia Perth Western Australia Australia
ISBN 978-1-4471-5552-2 ISBN 978-1-4471-5553-9 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-5553-9 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht
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About the Author
After undergraduate majors in chemistry and pharmacology, Phil Burcham completed a Ph.D. in biochemical toxicology in 1990 under the supervision of Dr. Andrew W Harman at the University of Western Australia. He then completed postdoctoral training in molecular toxicology under Lawrence J Marnett at Vanderbilt University. After teaching pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Adelaide for 12 years, he returned to Perth to establish a research group focused on studying noxious smoke constituents. His research efforts have led to 55 scientific publications. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching toxicology, pharmacology and drug metabolism to science, medicine, pharmacy, podiatry and dentistry students. His popula
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