1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458227303321

Titolo

Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

1-280-47374-6

1-4237-4560-4

0-19-535026-X

1-4337-0100-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (492 p.)

Disciplina

571.9/51

Soggetti

Endocrine toxicology

Reproductive toxicology

Environmental toxicolo

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction to Endocrinology; 2. Hormone Action on Receptors; 3. The Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axis; 4. The Thyroid Gland; 5. The Adrenal Glands; 6. The Gonads; Introduction to Part II; 7. Introduction to the Science of Toxicology; 8. Probabilistic Risk Assessment; 9. Fish and Wildlife as Sentinels of Environmental Contamination; Introduction to Part III; 10. Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins: Potential Mechanisms and Risk as Endocrine Disruptors; 11. Toxicology of PCBs and Related Compounds

12. DDT and Its Analogues: New Insights into Their Endocrine-Disrupting Effects on Wildlife13. Heavy Metals; 14. Effects of Alkylphenolic Compounds on Wildlife; 15. Endocrine-Active Phytochemicals: Environmental Signaling Context and Mechanisms; 16. Triazines; Appendices; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

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 out the state of understanding for the field.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910963581503321

Titolo

Slovakia : money & banking

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Petaluma, Calif., : World Trade Press, c2010

ISBN

9781607809470

1607809478

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (18 p.)

Disciplina

332.1

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Slovakia

Money - Slovakia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Sommario/riassunto

Money is a primary need when you're on the road and has the potential to cause major stress. Get the upper hand with this informative report on currency, traveler's checks, money wiring, ATMs, banks, and credit cards in Slovakia.