Hormone-disruptive chemical contaminants in food

Today, we are surrounded by a multitude of different chemicals that are essential components of our everyday life. As a consequence, there are various hazardous substances like dioxins, phthalates and flame-retardants circulating in the environment. These have an impact on ecosystems, wildlife and p...

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Other Authors Pongratz, Ingemar, Bergander, Linda Vikström
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK : RSC Pub., ©2012.
SeriesIssues in toxicology ; 11.
Subjects
Endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Food contamination.
Cellular signal transduction.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781621981350
1621981355
9781849732970
1849732973
9781849731898
1849731896
ISSN1757-7179 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Linda Vikström Bergander and Ingemar Pongratz
  • Persistent organic pollutant levels in commercial baby foods and estimation of infants dietary exposure / Karl-Werner Schramm and Marchela Pandelova
  • Chemicals targeting the reproductive axis / K. Svechnikov and O. Söder
  • Marked for life : how environmental factors affect the epigenome / Pauliina Damdimopoulou [and others]
  • Phytoestrogens : naturally occurring, hormonally active compounds in our diet / Krista A. Power, Oliver Zierau and Shannon O'Dwyer
  • Role of metabolism in the bioactivation/detoxification of food contaminants / Jean-Pierre Cravedi and Daniel Zalko
  • Aryl hydrocarbon receptor targeted by xenobiotic compounds and dietary phytochemicals / Jason Matthews
  • Small model organisms as tools in food safety research / Marie Tohme [and others]
  • Application of reporter animals as novel tools in food safety research / Balaji Ramachandran and Adriana Maggi
  • In silico approaches to screening dietary endocrine disruptors / Rodolfo Gonella Diaza, Alessandra Roncaglioni and Emilio Benfenati
  • Application of percellome toxicogenomics to food safety / J. Kanno [and others]
  • Occurrence of endocrine disrupters in food chains / Alberto Mantovani and Ilaria Proietti.

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