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or the organ system involved. For example, toxicity resulting in cancer is known as carcinogenicity. Likewise, mutagenicity represents toxicity that causes mutations.
Another example is immunotoxicity, the term used to reflect toxicity of the immune system. In some cases, the toxic effects are named after the primary functional component of an organ. For example, nephrotoxicity is toxicity of the kidney, named after the nephron, the functional component of the kidney.
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