| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Issues in toxicology, 1757-7179 ; 11 |
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Issues in toxicology ; 11. 1757-7179
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| Contents |
Introduction / Linda Vikström Bergander and Ingemar Pongratz -- Persistent organic pollutant levels in commercial baby foods and estimation of infants dietary exposure / Karl-Werner Schramm and Marchela Pandelova -- Chemicals targeting the reproductive axis / K. Svechnikov and O. Söder -- Marked for life : how environmental factors affect the epigenome / Pauliina Damdimopoulou [and others] -- Phytoestrogens : naturally occurring, hormonally active compounds in our diet / Krista A. Power, Oliver Zierau and Shannon O'Dwyer -- Role of metabolism in the bioactivation/detoxification of food contaminants / Jean-Pierre Cravedi and Daniel Zalko -- Aryl hydrocarbon receptor targeted by xenobiotic compounds and dietary phytochemicals / Jason Matthews -- Small model organisms as tools in food safety research / Marie Tohme [and others] -- Application of reporter animals as novel tools in food safety research / Balaji Ramachandran and Adriana Maggi -- In silico approaches to screening dietary endocrine disruptors / Rodolfo Gonella Diaza, Alessandra Roncaglioni and Emilio Benfenati -- Application of percellome toxicogenomics to food safety / J. Kanno [and others] -- Occurrence of endocrine disrupters in food chains / Alberto Mantovani and Ilaria Proietti |
| Summary |
Today, we are surrounded by a multitude of different chemicals that are essential components of our everyday life. As a consequence, there are various hazardous substances like dioxins, phthalates and flame-retardants circulating in the environment. These have an impact on ecosystems, wildlife and possibly human health. In recent years, the phenomenon called endocrine disruption has raised considerable concern. This book discusses the scientific basis of this issue using epidemiological and experimental in vitro and in vivo data about chemicals targeting the hormonal systems. It also provides |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Endocrine disrupting chemicals.
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Food contamination.
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Cellular signal transduction.
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Endocrine Disruptors
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Endocrine System Diseases -- chemically induced
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Food Contamination
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Signal Transduction
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Cellular signal transduction
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals
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Food contamination
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pongratz, Ingemar
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Bergander, Linda Vikström
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| ISBN |
9781621981350 |
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1621981355 |
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9781849732970 |
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1849732973 |
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