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

 
9780306441653: Toxins in Food (v. 2): Volume 2: Toxins in Food (The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks)

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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.

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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.

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Publisher: Springer, 2012
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