Endocrine Disruption and Human Health Darbre Paperback Academic Press 2e

Endocrine Disruption and Human HealthAuthor(s): Philippa D. Darbre\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, United States\nImprint: Academic Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780128219850, 978-0128219850\nSynopsis\n**Selected for Doodys Core Titles 2024 in Endocrinology/Metabolic Disease** Updated with new and expanded chapters, Endocrine Disruption and Human Health, Second Edition provides an introduction to what endocrine disruptors are, the issues surrounding them, the source of these chemicals in the ecosystem and the mechanisms of action and assay systems. Contributions by specialists are included to discuss the varying effects of endocrine disruption on human health, and procedures for risk assessment of endocrine disruptors, and current approaches to their regulation are also covered. With new material on topics such as low-term, low dose mixtures, windows of susceptibility, epigenetics, EDCs effect on the gut microbiome, EDCs in from polluted air and oral expos.