Neurotoxicity can present with symptoms such as memory loss, cognitive impairments, and motor dysfunction, reflecting damage to the nervous system.
The liver is the main organ responsible for metabolizing and detoxifying xenobiotics, using enzymes such as those in the cytochrome P450 family.
Systemic toxicology focuses on understanding how toxins affect various organs and organ systems in the body, rather than at a cellular or molecular level.
Chronic exposure to ethanol (alcohol) is well known to cause hepatotoxicity, leading to liver diseases such as fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis.
Pulmonotoxins are substances that specifically cause damage to the respiratory system, leading to symptoms like coughing, difficulty breathing, and lung damage.