Download or read book Current Concepts in Drug Metabolism and Toxicology written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume of Advances in Pharmacology explores the current concepts in drug metabolism and toxicology. Chapters cover the Keap1-Nrf2 cell defense pathway, animal models of drug-induced idiosyncratic toxicity and the use of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling metabolism and toxicity. With a variety of chapters and the best authors in the field, the volume is an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists and biochemists alike. - Explores the current concepts in drug metabolism and toxicology - Chapters cover such areas as the Keap1-Nrf2 cell defense pathway, animal models of drug-induced idiosyncratic toxicity and the use of human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells for modeling metabolism and toxicity - An essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists and biochemists alike