Endocrine Disrupters - Biological Basis for Health Effects in Wildlife and Humans

Klappentext This book addresses the biological effects of the reasonably large number of classes of compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters. These compounds have been found to persist as pollutants in the environment, and have been blamed for causing developmental disorders and/or fertility problems in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and possibly humans. 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 current state of understanding for the whole field, organized by the classes of compounds that have been identified as endocrine disrupters. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Authors: James A. Carr, David O. Norris, David O./ Carr Norris
• Assisted by: James A. Carr (Editor), James A. (Professor Carr (Editor), David O. Norris (Editor), David O. (Professor Norris (Editor), Norris David O. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2005
• EAN: 9780195137491
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513749-1
• No. of pages: 477
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, MEDICAL / Toxicology, Applied ecology, Medical toxicology, Social impact of environmental issues, Developmental biology