Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty
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Endocrine disruption represents one of the most controversial environmental issues of our time. Mounting evidence stemming from more than 10 years of experimental, epidemiological and clinical studies has transformed the once generally discounted subject of endocrine disruptors into an issue of tremendous concern not only within the scientific community but among society as a whole. Following initial evidence from basic research, endocrine disruption in humans has now emerged as a major medical challenge. In this respect, puberty, a crucial developmental stage, has been definitively identified as a key window of vulnerability with regard to endocrine disruptors. Written by leading authorities in the field, Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of this fascinating and rapidly growing problem. An indispensable resource for all clinicians and scientists interested in this challenging endocrinologic topic, Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty is a timely contribution that will help navigate a path toward understanding the problem and developing solutions.
Endocrine disruption represents one of the most controversial environmental issues of our time. Mounting evidence stemming from more than 10 years of experimental, epidemiological and clinical studies has transformed the once generally discounted subject of endocrine disruptors into an issue of tremendous concern not only within the scientific community but among society as a whole. Following initial evidence from basic research, endocrine disruption in humans has now emerged as a major medical challenge. In this respect, puberty, a crucial developmental stage, has been definitively identified as a key window of vulnerability with regard to endocrine disruptors. Written by leading authorities in the field, Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of this fascinating and rapidly growing problem. An indispensable resource for all clinicians and scientists interested in this challenging endocrinologic topic, Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty is a timely contribution that will help navigate a path toward understanding the problem and developing solutions.
First text to focus exclusively on the effects of endocrine disruptors in regard to puberty Comprehensive, covering basic biology of endocrine disruptors through definition and classification of endocrine disruptors, physicochemical properties, environmental distribution, and clinical consequences Discusses molecular mechanisms of endocrine disruption and endocrine disruptors in the developing organism including the neuroendocrine hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal targets of developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors Addresses developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and consequent adverse female and male reproductive outcomes Details developmental exposure of endocrine disruptors on thyroid dysregulation and on metabolism, as well as key issues involved in the way endocrine disruptors are discussed in the public health arena Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis
Themen in »Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty«
Adipocyte Birth weight Body weight Breast development Childhood Development Endocrine disruption Endocrine disruption and Male:Female Ratio Endocrine disruption and population risk Endocrine disruption and public health Endocrine disruptors Enviromental Mammary gland Metabolism Neuroendocrine HPG
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From the reviews:
“This volume concentrates on the effects surrounding the pubertal process. … An important text for Public Health workers, but also to all physicians … .” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), 2013)()