Toxins in Food (v. 2): Volume 2: Toxins in Food (The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306441659 ISBN 13: 9780306441653

Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 1992

Synopsis

Metals: Methylmercury Neurotoxicity and its Uptake Action Across the BloodBrain Barrier (M. Aschner et al.). Neurotoxic Metals and Neuronal Signalling Processes (D. Minnema). Lead Poisoning, Toxocariasis and Pica (P.J. Donovick, R.G. Burright). Nocardia (B.L. Beaman). Toxicants: Neurotoxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (R.F. Seegal, W. Shain). Central Nervous System Plasticity and Pathology Induced by Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides (D.H. Overstreet, G. Schiller). Silver Ipregnation of OrganophosphorusInduced Delayed Neuropathy in the Central Nervous System (D. Tanaka et al.). Selected Mechanisms of Action: Acute and Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders Produced by Dietary Excitotoxins (C.F. Zorumski, J.W. Olney). Formation of Excess Reactive Oxygen Species Within the Brain (S.C. Bondy, C.P. LeBel). Legal Issues: Courts, Agencies, and Social Risk Assessment (C.P. Gillette, J.E. Krier) 7 additional articles. Index.

About this title

Synopsis

See preceding entry. The second of the two-volume set contains sections on metal and toxicant toxicity, mechanisms whereby toxins exert their effects, and last, how courts and agencies are involved in the regulation of pollutants, toxins, and risk. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306441659
• ISBN 13: 9780306441653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Isaacson Robert L., Jensen Karl F.