Challenges in endocrine disruptor toxicology and risk assessment. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alberto Mantovani, Alexandra Fucic.
• Editors: Mantovani, Alberto; Fucic, Alexandra
• Contents: Endocrine Disruptor effects on estrogen, androgen and thyroxine pathways: recent advances on screening and assessment; Methylation disturbances by Endocrine Disruptors; Endocrine Disruptor dose-response: threshold and bimodal action issues; Ontology approaches and modelling applied to Endocrine Disruptors; Sex-specific actions of Endocrine Disruptors; Pathways of Endocrine Disruptor-induced infertility; Health risks of transplacental exposure to Endocrine Disruptors; Endocrine Disruptors and Cancer: from genotoxicity mechanisms to ethnicity-related susceptibility; Bone as Endocrine Disruptor target; Pathways of Endocrine Disruptor-induced neuro-developmental disturbances; Endocrine Disruptors and the Retinoid Pathways; The environmental burden of EDC in a “One Health” perspective; Pollution of water and food by hormonally active pesticides and drugs (human and veterinary): focus on emerging countries; Natural substances in supplements and nutraceuticals as Endocrine Disruptors; Endocrine Disruptors in building materials (bisphenols, phthalates); Endocrine Disruptors in clothing and cosmetics; Risk analysis of Endocrine Disruptors in data-poor scenarios; Biomarkers of effect for Endocrine Disruptors to be used in epidemiological studies; Occupational exposure to Endocrine Disruptors and reproductive health; Interdisciplinary collaboration between environmental health and clinical experts on Endocrine Disruptor-associated cancers and infertility; Regulation and risk management of Endocrine Disruptors: current status and future perspectives
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.4071; Endocrine toxicology; Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Treatment; Endocrine glands -- Diseases -- Pathogenesis
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781839160738; 9781839160837
• Related ISBNs: 9781788017411
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