SECTION 1 – OVERVIEW and SCOPE 1. What is endocrine disruption? 2. Which chemicals are endocrine disruptors? SECTION 2 – MECHANISMS and ASSAY SYSTEMS 3. Environmental oestrogens: disrupters of oestrogen action 4. Disrupters of androgen action 5. Assay systems for studying endocrine disruption 6. Non-monotonic responses in endocrine disruption 7. Endocrine disrupters as modifiers of endogenous hormone synthesis SECTION 3 – CONCERNS FOR HUMAN HEALTH 8. Endocrine disruption and female reproductive health 9. Endocrine disruption and breast cancer 10. Endocrine disruption and male reproductive health 11. Endocrine disruption and prostate cancer 12. Endocrine disruption and thyroid disease 13. Endocrine disruption of adrenal function 14. Endocrine disruption of developmental pathways and children’s health 15. Endocrine disruption of immune function 16. Endocrine disruption and obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes 17. Endocrine disruption and cardiovascular disease 18. Transgenerational effects of endocrine disruption 19. Regulatory considerations
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Endocrine disruption and human health by Philippa D. Darbre. ISBN 9780128011201. Published by Academic Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
