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Behavioral Measures of Neurotoxicity.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
National Academies Press,
1900.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Behavioral Measures of Neurotoxicity""; ""Copyright""; ""SYMPOSIUM CONTRIBUTORS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""IDENTIFICATION OF BEHAVIORAL TOXIC AGENTS""; ""MECHANISMS AND SITES OF ACTION""; ""THE MEASUREMENT OF BEHAVIOR""; ""THE LIFE SPAN: WHEN TO MEASURE?""; ""APPROACHES TO RESEARCH""; ""REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS""; ""COMMUNICATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ARE NEUROTOXINS DRIVING US CRAZY? PLANETARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAUSES OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF OLD AGE""; ""CLINICAL FEATURES OF WESTERN PACIFIC ALS/P-D""
- ""WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF WESTERN PACIFIC ALS/P-D?""""CYCADS: POISONOUS PLANTS USED FOR MEDICINE AND FOOD""; ""FROM LATHYRISM TO CYCADISM""; ""LINKING CYCADS TO ALS IN IRIAN JAYA AND JAPAN""; ""TIMING OF CYCAD EXPOSURE""; ""RELEVANCE FOR VETERANS OF THE PACIFIC WAR""; ""TOXIC COMPONENTS OF CYCADS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART I ASSESSMENT OF NEUROBEHAVIORAL TESTS NOW IN USE ""; ""Methods in Behavioral Toxicology: Current Test Batteries and Need for Development""; ""TEST BATTERIES NOW IN USE""; ""Epidemiological and Field Studies""; ""BEHAVIORAL TOXICOLOGY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE""
- ""BASES OF TEST SELECTION""""THE NEUROBEHAVIORAL CORE TEST BATTERY""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS: SOME CRUCIAL ISSUES""; ""Neuropsychological Description/Definition of Neurotoxic Syndrome(s)""; ""Natural History of the Neurotoxic Effects""; ""Dilemma Between Conservative and Progressive Approaches""; ""Further Questions of Test Selection""; ""Simple or Complex Tasks?""; ""Reliability of Tests and Stability of Functions""; ""Changes in Personality, Mood, and Affect""; ""Other Areas for Method Development""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References""
- ""The Current Status of Test Development in Neurobehavioral Toxicology""""RESEARCH DESIGN AND TEST SELECTION""; ""REASONS FOR TEST SELECTION""; ""RECENT APPROACHES TO TEST BATTERY DESIGN""; ""Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery""; ""The Computerized Battery Approach""; ""Model or Theory-Based Tests and Test Batteries""; ""INFLUENCE ON TESTING SELECTION OF DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES FOR TESTING""; ""EXPECTED DIRECTIONS IN TEST DEVELOPMENT""; ""REMAINING BARRIERS TO TEST DEVELOPMENT""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT""; ""References""; ""Human Neurobehavioral Toxicology Testing""
- ""RATIONALES FOR DEVELOPING TEST BATTERIES""""Finland's Institute of Occupational Health Approach""; ""Problem-Based Approach""; ""Approach Recommended by the World Health Organization""; ""Neurobehavioral Evaluation System Approach""; ""TARGET ORGAN EFFECTS""; ""Neurotoxic Chemicals""; ""Exposure Populations""; ""Behaviors Affected by Many Chemicals""; ""NIOSH Recommendations""; ""Recommendations of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists""; ""POTENTIAL OF TEST BATTERIES TO ASSESS TARGET ORGAN HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS UNDER WAY""; ""NOTES""