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NALT Full

Preferred term

computational toxicology

Definition

Computational toxicology concerns the use of computational tools to support integrative approaches to toxicological research and chemical safety assessments via predictive modeling, analyses of complex, multifaceted data sets, and extrapolation and translation among evidence streams, particularly new approach methodologies that rely upon alternatives to animal testing.
Source: Nicole C. Kleinstreuer, Igor V. Tetko, and Weida Tong, Introduction to Special Issue: Computational Toxicology, Chemical Research in Toxicology 2021 34 (2), 171-175
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

toxicology

Narrower concepts

In other languages

toxicología computacional

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/16459743

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