Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology

Philip W. Harvey, Kevin C. Rush, Andrew Cockburn (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

600 Seiten

1999
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-97086-6 (ISBN)

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Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology Edited by Philip W. Harvey, Kevin C. Rush and Andrew Cockburn AgrEvo UK Ltd, Saffron Walden, UK This is the first book to consider the integrated role of the classical endocrine system and hormones (including those from tissues outside the classical endocrine system) in toxicological responses. Although focusing on the latest knowledge on endocrine glands as target organs and the mechanistic and molecular basis for toxicity in these organs, Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology has been written to cover toxicological responses at the whole body level mediated by endocrine or hormonal mechanisms. This whole body, multi-organ approach significantly broadens the relevance of this volume to toxicologists. Following an introductory section on the types of endocrine toxicity including primary, secondary and indirect mechanisms, the next section deals with endocrine organs as toxicological targets. International contributions focus on the pituitary, thyroid and parathyroids, adrenals, testes, ovaries and the pancreas, and comparative endocrine carcinogenesis. A third section of the book develops the whole body approach, in which chapters are devoted to hormonal mechanisms of toxicity to the immune, nervous, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and reproductive systems, as well as to the liver, kidney and skin. The final section covers human and environmental health perspectives discussing endocrine disrupting chemicals, hormonal mechanisms in breast cancer and current regulatory trends in endocrine and hormonal toxicology. The comprehensive nature of Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology makes it accessible to both specialist and general toxicologists, and to those within the fields of endocrinology, pharmacology and pathology.

Philip W. Harvey and Kevin C. Rush are the authors of Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology, published by Wiley.

Section 1: An Integrated Approach to Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology

Section 2: Endocrine Organs as Toxicological Targets

Section 3: Endocrine and Hormonal Toxicology: A Target System Approach

Section 4: Endocrine Toxicology: Human and Environmental Health Perspectives

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.4.1999
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 250 mm
Gewicht	1162 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Endokrinologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
ISBN-10	0-471-97086-7 / 0471970867
ISBN-13	978-0-471-97086-6 / 9780471970866
Zustand	Neuware