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Autore |
Norris David O |
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Titolo |
Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr |
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Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770085-3 |
1-280-47374-6 |
1-4237-4560-4 |
0-19-535026-X |
1-4337-0100-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (492 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Endocrine toxicology |
Reproductive toxicology |
Environmental toxicolo |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Addresses the biological effects of the large number of compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters. This book presents the |
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