Endocrine disruption : biological basis for health effects in wildlife and humans /
Addresses the biological effects of the large number of compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters. This book presents the relevant fundamentals of the endocrine systems of animals and humans, the toxicology, developmental toxicology, ecology, and risk assessment methods, and lays o...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2006.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780195350265 019535026X 1423745604 9781423745600 9780195137491 0195137493 1433701006 9781433701009 1280473746 9781280473746 9786610473748 6610473749 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to endocrinology / David O. Norris, James A. Carr
- Hormone action on receptors / Miles Orchinik, Catherine Propper
- The hypothalamus-pituitary axis / James A. Carr, David O. Norris
- The thyroid gland / James A. Carr, David O. Norris
- The adrenal glands / James A. Carr, David O. Norris
- The gonads / James A. Carr, David O. Norris
- Introduction to the science of toxicology / Richard L. Dickerson, Ernest E. Smith
- Probabilistic risk assessment / Kenneth R. Dixon, Clyde F. Martin
- Fish and wildlife as sentinels of environmental contamination / Lynn Frame, Richard L. Dickerson
- Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins: potential mechanisms and risk as endocrine disruptors / Mary K. Walker
- Toxicology of PCBs and related compounds / John P. Giesy [and others]
- DDT and its analogues: new insights into their endocrine-disrupting effects on wildlife / Louis J. Guillette [and others]
- Heavy metals / Alice Hontela, Alexandra Lacroix
- Effects of alkylphenolic compounds on wildlife / Werner Kloas
- Endocrine-active phytochemicals: environmental signaling context and mechanisms / Alan M. Vajda, David O. Norris
- Triazines / Timothy S. Gross, R. Heath Rauschenberger.