Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr
| Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr |
| Autore | Norris David O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (492 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.9/51 |
| Soggetto topico |
Endocrine toxicology
Reproductive toxicology Environmental toxicolo |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 | ||
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Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr
| Endocrine disruption : biological bases for health effects in wildlife and humans / / edited by David O. Norris and James A. Carr |
| Autore | Norris David O |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (492 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.9/51 |
| Soggetto topico |
Endocrine toxicology
Reproductive toxicology Environmental toxicolo |
| 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 | eng |
| 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 |
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vertebrate endocrinology [[electronic resource] /] / author, David O. Norris
| Vertebrate endocrinology [[electronic resource] /] / author, David O. Norris |
| Autore | Norris David O |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Disciplina | 596/.0142 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates - Endocrinology
Biology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-72888-4
9786610728886 0-08-046639-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates; I. The Comparative Vertebrate Approach; II. The Origins of Bioregulation; III. Categories of Bioregulators; IV. General Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; V. Cell and Tissue Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; VI. Homeostasis; A. A Homeostatic Reflex Model; VII. Endocrine Disruption of Homeostasis; VIII. Chordate Evolution; A. The Invertebrate Chordates; B. The Vertebrate Chordates; C. Amphibia; D. Reptiles; E. Birds
F. MammalsSuggested Reading; Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation; I. The Scientific Method; A. Controlled Experimental Testing; B. Representative Sampling; C. The Dose-Response Relationship; D. Occam's Razor and Morgan's Canon; E. Biological Rhythms; II. Methods of Endocrine Analysis; A. Extirpation-Observation and Replacement-Observation; B. Imaging; C. Radioimmunoassay; D. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Spectroscopy; E. Immunohistochemistry; F. Techniques for Determining the Number and Characteristics of Receptors; III. Molecular Biology and Bioregulation A. Genetic and Genomic Approaches in EndocrinologyB. Proteomics; IV. Animal Models; V. Statistics; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators; I. Amino Acids, Amines, Peptides, and Proteins; A. Catecholamines; B. Indoleamines; C. Peptides; D. Receptors for Amine and Peptide Bioregulators; E. The Second Messenger Concept; F. Turning Off the Response to Bioregulators; G. Effects of Membrane-Bound Bioregulators on Nuclear Transcription; II. Steroid Bioregulators; A. Steroid Structure and Nomenclature; B. Steroid Synthesis C. Transport of Steroid Hormones in BloodD. Mechanisms of Steroid Action; E. Reproductive Steroid Action; F. Membrane Receptors for Steroids; G. Metabolism and Excretion of Steroid Hormones; III. Thyroid Hormones; A. Structure and Synthesis of Thyroid Hormones; B. Transport of Thyroid Hormones in the Blood; C. Mechanism of Thyroid Hormone Action; D. Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones; IV. Eicosanoids; A. Chemical Structure of Eicosanoids; B. Biosynthesis and Actions of Eicosanoids; V. Other Important Bioregulators; A. Acetylcholine; B. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA); C. Interleukins D. Miscellaneous Brain NeuropeptidesE. Gaseous Bioregulators; VI. Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axes; I. The Mammalian Pituitary; A. Subdivisions of the Adenohypophysis; B. Cellular Types of the Adenohypophysis; C. Subdivisions of the Neurohypophysis; II. The Mammalian Hypothalamus; A. Sexual Differences in the Hypothalamus; B. Hypothalamic-Releasing Hormones; C. Control of Hypothalamic Hormone Release; D. Paracrine Factors in the Adenohypophysis; III. Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis; A. Category I Tropic Hormones B. Category II Tropic Hormones |
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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Vertebrate endocrinology [[electronic resource] /] / author, David O. Norris
| Vertebrate endocrinology [[electronic resource] /] / author, David O. Norris |
| Autore | Norris David O |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Vertebrates - Endocrinology |
| ISBN |
1-280-72888-4
9786610728886 0-08-046639-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates; I. The Comparative Vertebrate Approach; II. The Origins of Bioregulation; III. Categories of Bioregulators; IV. General Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; V. Cell and Tissue Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; VI. Homeostasis; A. A Homeostatic Reflex Model; VII. Endocrine Disruption of Homeostasis; VIII. Chordate Evolution; A. The Invertebrate Chordates; B. The Vertebrate Chordates; C. Amphibia; D. Reptiles; E. Birds
F. MammalsSuggested Reading; Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation; I. The Scientific Method; A. Controlled Experimental Testing; B. Representative Sampling; C. The Dose-Response Relationship; D. Occam's Razor and Morgan's Canon; E. Biological Rhythms; II. Methods of Endocrine Analysis; A. Extirpation-Observation and Replacement-Observation; B. Imaging; C. Radioimmunoassay; D. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Spectroscopy; E. Immunohistochemistry; F. Techniques for Determining the Number and Characteristics of Receptors; III. Molecular Biology and Bioregulation A. Genetic and Genomic Approaches in EndocrinologyB. Proteomics; IV. Animal Models; V. Statistics; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators; I. Amino Acids, Amines, Peptides, and Proteins; A. Catecholamines; B. Indoleamines; C. Peptides; D. Receptors for Amine and Peptide Bioregulators; E. The Second Messenger Concept; F. Turning Off the Response to Bioregulators; G. Effects of Membrane-Bound Bioregulators on Nuclear Transcription; II. Steroid Bioregulators; A. Steroid Structure and Nomenclature; B. Steroid Synthesis C. Transport of Steroid Hormones in BloodD. Mechanisms of Steroid Action; E. Reproductive Steroid Action; F. Membrane Receptors for Steroids; G. Metabolism and Excretion of Steroid Hormones; III. Thyroid Hormones; A. Structure and Synthesis of Thyroid Hormones; B. Transport of Thyroid Hormones in the Blood; C. Mechanism of Thyroid Hormone Action; D. Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones; IV. Eicosanoids; A. Chemical Structure of Eicosanoids; B. Biosynthesis and Actions of Eicosanoids; V. Other Important Bioregulators; A. Acetylcholine; B. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA); C. Interleukins D. Miscellaneous Brain NeuropeptidesE. Gaseous Bioregulators; VI. Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axes; I. The Mammalian Pituitary; A. Subdivisions of the Adenohypophysis; B. Cellular Types of the Adenohypophysis; C. Subdivisions of the Neurohypophysis; II. The Mammalian Hypothalamus; A. Sexual Differences in the Hypothalamus; B. Hypothalamic-Releasing Hormones; C. Control of Hypothalamic Hormone Release; D. Paracrine Factors in the Adenohypophysis; III. Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis; A. Category I Tropic Hormones B. Category II Tropic Hormones |
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Norris David O
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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Vertebrate endocrinology / / author, David O. Norris
| Vertebrate endocrinology / / author, David O. Norris |
| Autore | Norris David O |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (573 p.) |
| Disciplina | 596/.0142 |
| Soggetto topico |
Vertebrates - Endocrinology
Biology |
| ISBN |
1-280-72888-4
9786610728886 0-08-046639-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. An Overview of Chemical Bioregulation in Vertebrates; I. The Comparative Vertebrate Approach; II. The Origins of Bioregulation; III. Categories of Bioregulators; IV. General Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; V. Cell and Tissue Organization of Bioregulatory Systems; VI. Homeostasis; A. A Homeostatic Reflex Model; VII. Endocrine Disruption of Homeostasis; VIII. Chordate Evolution; A. The Invertebrate Chordates; B. The Vertebrate Chordates; C. Amphibia; D. Reptiles; E. Birds
F. MammalsSuggested Reading; Chapter 2. Methods to Study Bioregulation; I. The Scientific Method; A. Controlled Experimental Testing; B. Representative Sampling; C. The Dose-Response Relationship; D. Occam's Razor and Morgan's Canon; E. Biological Rhythms; II. Methods of Endocrine Analysis; A. Extirpation-Observation and Replacement-Observation; B. Imaging; C. Radioimmunoassay; D. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Spectroscopy; E. Immunohistochemistry; F. Techniques for Determining the Number and Characteristics of Receptors; III. Molecular Biology and Bioregulation A. Genetic and Genomic Approaches in EndocrinologyB. Proteomics; IV. Animal Models; V. Statistics; Suggested Reading; Chapter 3. Synthesis, Metabolism, and Actions of Bioregulators; I. Amino Acids, Amines, Peptides, and Proteins; A. Catecholamines; B. Indoleamines; C. Peptides; D. Receptors for Amine and Peptide Bioregulators; E. The Second Messenger Concept; F. Turning Off the Response to Bioregulators; G. Effects of Membrane-Bound Bioregulators on Nuclear Transcription; II. Steroid Bioregulators; A. Steroid Structure and Nomenclature; B. Steroid Synthesis C. Transport of Steroid Hormones in BloodD. Mechanisms of Steroid Action; E. Reproductive Steroid Action; F. Membrane Receptors for Steroids; G. Metabolism and Excretion of Steroid Hormones; III. Thyroid Hormones; A. Structure and Synthesis of Thyroid Hormones; B. Transport of Thyroid Hormones in the Blood; C. Mechanism of Thyroid Hormone Action; D. Metabolism of Thyroid Hormones; IV. Eicosanoids; A. Chemical Structure of Eicosanoids; B. Biosynthesis and Actions of Eicosanoids; V. Other Important Bioregulators; A. Acetylcholine; B. Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA); C. Interleukins D. Miscellaneous Brain NeuropeptidesE. Gaseous Bioregulators; VI. Summary; Suggested Reading; Chapter 4. Organization of the Mammalian Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axes; I. The Mammalian Pituitary; A. Subdivisions of the Adenohypophysis; B. Cellular Types of the Adenohypophysis; C. Subdivisions of the Neurohypophysis; II. The Mammalian Hypothalamus; A. Sexual Differences in the Hypothalamus; B. Hypothalamic-Releasing Hormones; C. Control of Hypothalamic Hormone Release; D. Paracrine Factors in the Adenohypophysis; III. Tropic Hormones of the Adenohypophysis; A. Category I Tropic Hormones B. Category II Tropic Hormones |
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Norris David O
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| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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