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Introduction to Neurobehavioral Toxicology: Food and Environment examines the effects of chemicals on the central and peripheral nervous system and the subsequent changes in behavior, with a focus on the toxicity of food components and behavioral effects of environmental toxicants. Topics addressed include acute and chronic effects; reversible and irreversible consequences; functional disorders of the nervous system; neurobehavioral dysfunctions; and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.

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ISBN13:9780849378027
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:486
Uitgever:Taylor & Francis Inc

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Part I. Introduction, 1. Neurobehavioral toxicology and addiction, 2. Neurobehavioral teratology, 3. Assessment techniques for detecting neurobehavioral toxicity, 4. Basic principles of disturbed CNS and PNS functions, 5. Behavioral toxicological effects and pathology, 6. Genetic aspects of neurobehavioral toxicology, Part II. Factors in food, 7. Assessing neurotoxic hazards of food-related chemicals, 8. Natural food factors, 9. Neurotoxic food contaminants: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and related compounds, 10. Neurotoxic food additives, Part III. Environmental contaminants, 11. Neurobehavioral toxicology of environmental contaminants, 12. Metals, 13. Pesticides, 14. Organic solvents, Glossary, Table of (neuro)psychological tests, List of commonly used abbreviations, Index

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