Module 3: Toxicology - Section 3: Linking Chemical Exposures and Health Effects
TOX 3.4: Mechanisms Of Disease Causation

MECHANISMS OF DISEASE CAUSATION:

Chemical substances exert their effects through various mechanisms:



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