RT Book, Section
A1 McClean, Michael D.
A1 Webster, Thomas F.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141968734
T1 Biomarkers
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health and Preventive Medicine, 15e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071441988
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141968734
RD 2024/04/19
AB Biological  markers,  or  biomarkers,  are  indicators  of  events  occurring  in  a  biological  system.  While  exposure  refers  to  contact  between  a  substance  and  the  surface  of  the  human  body  via  inhalation,  ingestion,  or  dermal  contact,  biomarkers  provide  information  about  the  activity  of  a  substance  once  it  is  absorbed.  Whether  the  agent  of  interest  is  the  original  substance  to  which  the  individual  was  exposed  or  a  metabolite,  biological  monitoring  can  provide  useful  information  about  exposure,  early  health  effects,  and  susceptibility.  Figure  22-1  presents  a  conceptual  model  for  exposure-related  disease.