Xenobiotics in Animals

Dear Colleagues,

Xenobiotics are defined as compounds that are not naturally present in an organism but, for different reasons, can be found in it. With the development of society, xenobiotics presence has increased worldwide, creating potential risk to human and animal health. Xenobiotics include drugs, feed additives, industrial and agricultural chemicals, environmental contaminants, as well as other exogenous substances.

Xenobiotics can penetrate animal organisms; sometimes, they are harmless, other times they can alter physiological mechanisms in animals, depending on their nature and dosage. Moreover, xenobiotics can pass into milk or eggs or can accumulate in animal tissues and organs, which constitutes a risk also for human health.

Some xenobiotics are emerging contaminants whose safety profile is often unknown. For this reason, it is of great importance to identify them in animal matrices and to evaluate their effects on endogenous physiological parameters. This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research and review articles as well as short communications. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: analysis methods for xenobiotics determination in animal tissues and organs, validation of analytical methods in different matrices, toxicology of xenobiotics, case reports, evaluation of physiological changes induced by xenobiotics, pharmacokinetics of xenobiotics, residues analysis. Studies based on in vitro techniques will also be accepted according to the principle of Reduction, Refinement, and Replacement (3R) of animals in scientific research.

Dr. Elena Baralla
Dr. Valeria Pasciu
Guest Editors

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