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Endocrine Disruption: Biological Bases for Health Effects in Wildlife and Humans

By David O. Norris , James A. Carr

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2005
ISBN
0195137493, 9780195137491
LCC
RA1224.2 .N675 2006
Open Library ID
OL17178498M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5208487 bytes)
Pages
492\492
Topic
Biology
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

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.

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