Toxinology

{{Short description|Subfield dealing with animal, plant, and microbial toxins}}

Toxinology is a subfield of toxicology dedicated to toxic substances produced by or occurring in living organisms.{{Cite journal |last=Kini |first=R. Manjunatha |date=June 2020 |title=Toxinology provides multidirectional and multidimensional opportunities: A personal perspective |journal=Toxicon: X |volume=6 |pages=100039 |doi=10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100039 |issn=2590-1710 |pmc=7285919 |pmid=32550594|bibcode=2020TxcnX...600039K }}{{Cite journal |last1=White |first1=Julian |last2=Warrell |first2=David |last3=Eddleston |first3=Michael |last4=Currie |first4=Bart J. |last5=Whyte |first5=Ian M. |last6=Isbister |first6=Geoffrey K. |date=2003 |title=Clinical toxinology--where are we now? |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12807310/ |journal=Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=263–276 |doi=10.1081/clt-120021112 |issn=0731-3810 |pmid=12807310}}