Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
| ©2006 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (492 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 571.9/51 |
| Soggetto topico: | Endocrine toxicology |
| Reproductive toxicology | |
| Environmental toxicolo | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | NorrisDavid O. |
| CarrJames A. | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Endocrine disruption |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770085-3 |
| 1-280-47374-6 | |
| 1-4237-4560-4 | |
| 0-19-535026-X | |
| 1-4337-0100-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815326603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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