Multi-System Endocrine Disruption

✍ Scribed by Rebecca M. Steinberg, Deena M. Walker, Thomas Juenger (auth.), Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Bernard Jégou, Bernard Kerdelhué, Jorma Toppari, Yves Christen (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 180
• Series: Research and Perspectives in Endocrine Interactions
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Endocrine disruption is an expanding field due to the numerous chemicals involved and, as evidenced more recently, the variety of homeostatic systems that they can alter throughout life. The gathering of experts from all over the world should help to identify health disorders that are possibly or likely related to exposure to endocrine disrupters. The research needs have been discussed as well as recommendations prioritizing target groups and following the precautionary principle.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Neuroendocrine Effects of Developmental PCB Exposure, with Particular Reference to Hypothalamic Gene Expression....Pages 1-21
The Kisspeptin System as Putative Target for Endocrine Disruption of Puberty and Reproductive Health....Pages 23-41
Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Endocrine Disrupters on Cerebral Cortex Development....Pages 43-49
Endocrine Disruption of the Thyroid and its Consequences in Development....Pages 51-71
Neural Progenitors Are Direct Targets of Xenoestrogens in Zebrafish....Pages 73-89
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals as a Risk Factor for Diabetes Development....Pages 91-99
Contribution of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals to the Obesity Epidemic: Consequences of Developmental Exposure....Pages 101-112
Fetal and Adult Exposure to Bisphenol-A as a Contributing Factor in the Etiology of the Metabolic Syndrome....Pages 113-125
Bisphenol A in the Gut: Another Break in the Wall?....Pages 127-144
Adverse Trends of Male Reproductive Health in Two Nordic Countries Indicate Environmental Problems....Pages 145-159
Origin of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome Disorders in the Masculinization Programming Window: Relevance to Final Testis Size (=Sperm Production)....Pages 161-172
Back Matter....Pages 173-175

✦ Subjects

Pharmacology/Toxicology; Neurosciences; Endocrinology