Environmental Endocrine Toxicants

Biology, Effects, and Management

Younis Ahmad Hajam, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Rajesh Kumar, Younis Ahmad Hajam, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Rajesh Kumar

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000779448
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Toxicology

Highlighting cutting-edge research on human exposure to endocrine toxicants and the related harmful effects, this book focuses on the challenges of dealing with increasing pollution levels, increased use of synthetic chemicals, and environmental endocrine disruptors that endanger the human endocrine system and its hormones. Found in manmade and natural substances and materials, these toxicants include pesticides, herbicides, industrial chemicals, solvents and byproducts, phytoestrogens, nanomaterials, and chemicals used in personal care products. They may mimic or interfere with the body's hormones and are linked with developmental, reproductive, brain, immune, and other problems. The volume discusses the chemical nature and mechanisms of endocrine disruptors, their sources, the impact of endocrine toxicants on a sustainable environment, and the effect of endocrine toxicants on human health, such as on thyroid glands, on human reproduction, etc. The volume also looks at the therapeutic effects of medicinal plants on endocrine disorders in humans.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• About the Editors
• Contents
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Preface
• 1. Chemical Nature and Mechanism of Endocrine Disruptors (EDs): A Critical Review
• 2. Sources of Endocrine Toxicants with Their Biological Implications
• 3. Impact of Endocrine Toxicants on a Sustainable Environment
• 4. Endocrine Toxicants and Human Health
• 5. Toxicological Manifestations of Endocrine Toxicants
• 6. Mechanistic Approach of Various Endocrine Toxicants
• 7. Biochemical and Histopathological Alterations Caused by Endocrine Toxicants
• 8. Polychlorinated Biphenols and Their Impact on the Endocrine System
• 9. Effect of Bisphenol-A (BPA) on the Endocrine System
• 10. Effects of Endocrine Toxicants on the Growth and Metabolism of Thyroid Glands
• 11. Endocrine Toxicants and Reproductive Health of Males and Females
• 12. Therapeutic Effects of Medicinal Plants on Endocrine Disorders in Humans
• 13. Preventive Measures to Control the Pathogenic Action of Endocrine Toxicants
• Index