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" Endocrine disruption and human health / "
edited by Philippa D. Darbre
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BL
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622658
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Endocrine disruption and human health /\ edited by Philippa D. Darbre
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xii, 377 pages :: color illustrations ;; 25 cm
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9780128011393
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: 0128011394
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Overview and scope: 1. What are the endocrine disrupters and where are they found? / Philippa D. Darbre -- 2. How could endocrine disrupters affect human health? / Philippa D. Darbre. Mechanisms and assay systems: 3. Disrupters of estrogen action and synthesis / Philippa D. Darbre -- 4. Disruptors of androgen action and synthesis / J. Thomas Sanderson -- 5. Disrupters of thyroid hormone action and synthesis / Jenny Odum -- 6. Disruption of other receptor systems: progesterone and glucocorticoid receptors, peroxisome preliferator-activated receptors, pregnane X receptor, and aryl hydrocarbon receptor / Philippa D. Darbre -- 7. Nonmonotonic responses in endocrine disruption / Laura N. Vendenburg. Concerns for human health: 8. Endocrine disruption and female reproductive health / Philippa D. Darbre -- 9. Endocrine disruption and male reproductive health / Philippa D. Darbre -- 10. Endocrine disruption and cancer of reproductive tissues / Philippa D. Darbre, Graeme Williams -- 11. Endocrine disruption of thyroid function: chemicals, mechanisms and toxicopathology / Catherine Sutcliffe, Philip W. Harvey -- 12. Endocrine disruption of adrenocortical function / Philip W. Harvey -- 13. Endocrine disruption of developmental pathways and children's health / Monica K. Silver, John D. Meeker -- 14. Effects of endocrine disrupters on immune function and inflammation / Rodney R. Dietert -- 15. Endocrine disruption and disorders of energy metabolism / Philippa D. Darbre. Public policy and regulatory considerations: 16. An introduction to the challenges for risk assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals / Philippa D. Darbre -- 17. Regulatory considerations for endocrine disrupters in food / Gerard M. Cooke, Rekha Mehta -- 18. Considerations of endocrine disrupters in drinking water / Rowena H. Gee, Leon S. Rockett, Paul C. Rumsby -- 19. Regulatory considerations for dermal application of endocrine disrupters in personal care products / Philippa D. Darbre, Philip W. Harvey
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals-- Health aspects
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Endocrine Disruptors
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RA1224.2.E52 2015
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Darbre, Philippa D
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