Naz Endocrine Disruptors

Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Second Edition
2. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3886-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten

There is great concern regarding the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine disruptors. Research indicates that men are experiencing declining fertility and an increased incidence of prostate cancer, while women are dealing with increased infertility, early menopause, and breast cancer. As new research reveals the previously unknown risks of these endocrine disruptors, it is imperative to update our knowledge of these controversial chemicals.

Endocrine Disruptors: Effects on Male and Female Reproductive Systems, Second Edition examines the reproductive and health hazards of endocrine-disrupting environmental chemicals from epidemiology to etiology, concluding with future directions. Divided into two sections, the first part of the book describes the effects of environmental toxicants on the female reproductive system, with an emphasis on the effects and mechanisms of their action on sex differentiation during development, fertility, and breast cancer. The second part addresses the effects of endocrine disruption on the male reproductive system, focusing on male fertility and the development of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer.

Leading authorities contribute expert analyses and up-to-date information on a topic that has become a major concern among the scientific community and the general public. This second edition supplies the most current, critical knowledge on the real risks that endocrine disruptors pose to the population.

Zielgruppe

Researchers in reproductive toxicology, carcinogenesis, and environmental toxicology; Clinicians working in obstetrics/gynecology, urology, and internal medicine; Medical students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Naz, Rajesh K.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Endokrinologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Reproduktionsmedizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Mathematik & Informatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I Effect on the Female Reproductive System
Disruption of Nongenomic Steroid Actions on Gametes and Serotonergic Pathways Controlling Reproductive Neuroendocrine Function by Environmental Chemicals, Peter Thomas and Izhar A. Khan
Developmental and Reproductive Abnormalities Associated with Environmental Estrogens: Diethylstilbestrol (DES) as an Example, Retha R. Newbold and Wendy Jefferson
Ovotoxic Environmental Chemicals: Indirect Endocrine Disruptors, Patrick J. Devine and Patricia B. Hoyer
p,p'-DDE and HCB: Mechanisms of Toxicity to Fetal and Embryonic Mammalian Cells, Michael A. Edelbrock, Marta J. Fernstrom, and Kandance J. Williams
Dietary Phytoestrogens, Heather B. Patisaul and Patricia L. Whitten
Estrogens, Xenoestrogens and the Development of Neoplasms, Ana M. Soto and Carlos Sonnenschein
Molecular Mechanisms of Endocrine Disruption in Estrogen Dependent Processes, Robert M. Bigsby, Minerva Mercado-Feliciano, and Josephine Mubiru
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and Related Environmental Antiestrogens: Characterization and Mechanism of Action, Stephen H. Safe
Section II Effect on the Male Reproductive System
Endocrine Disruptors and Male Infertility, Suresh C. Sikka, Muammer Kendirci, and Rajesh Naz
Environmental Androgens and Antiandrogens: An Expanding Chemical Universe, L. Earl Gray, Jr., Vickie Wilson, Tammy Stoker, Christy Lambright, Johnathan Furr, Nigel Noriega, Phillip Hartig, Mary Cardon, Mitch Rosen, Gerald Ankley, Andrew Hotchkiss, Edward F. Orlando, Louis J. Guillette, and William R. Kelce
Endocrine Disruptors and Male Sexual Dysfunction, Suresh C. Sikka, Muammer Kendirci, and Rajesh Naz
Prostate Development: Mechanisms for Opposite Effects of Low and High Doses of Estrogenic Chemicals, Catherine A. Richter, Barry G. Timms, and Frederick S. vom Saal
Metal Ions as Endocrine Disruptors: Implications for Prostate Cancer, Shuk-Mei Ho