03131nam 2200661 450 991081532660332120230828223631.00-19-770085-31-280-47374-61-4237-4560-40-19-535026-X1-4337-0100-6(CKB)1000000000363127(EBL)279833(OCoLC)560172263(SSID)ssj0000147113(PQKBManifestationID)11152914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147113(PQKBWorkID)10006096(PQKB)11009933(Au-PeEL)EBL4702567(CaPaEBR)ebr11273629(OCoLC)62868626(MiAaPQ)EBC4702567(EXLCZ)99100000000036312720161012h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEndocrine disruption biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans /edited by David O. Norris and James A. CarrOxford, England :Oxford University Press,2006.©20061 online resource (492 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-513749-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Compounds12. 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; ZAddresses 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.Endocrine toxicologyReproductive toxicologyEnvironmental toxicoloEndocrine toxicology.Reproductive toxicology.Environmental toxicolo.571.9/51Norris David O307128Norris David O.Carr James A.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815326603321Endocrine disruption4005220UNINA