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Losing our minds : how environmental pollution impairs human intelligence and mental health /
"The global prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders is accelerating. Numbers of children affected by an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have reached 1 in 88 -- 1 in 56 among boys -- and even more children have developed attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). Th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press, USA,
[2014]
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| Colección: | Oxford series in behavioral neuroendocrinology.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Losing Our Minds; Series; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Chemical Pollution and IQ Loss in Children: Learning From the Past; 2 Thyroid Hormone, Iodine, Selenium, and Mercury; 3 Thyroid Hormone and Brain Development: Bridging Environment to Gene Expression; 4 Thyroid Hormone Signaling as a Target of Multiple Pollutants; 5 Examples of Chemical Pollution Targeting Thyroid Hormone Action; 6 Mixtures and Low Doses: The Complexity of Risk Assessment.
- 7 Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Congenital Hypothyroidism: The Case for Gene × Environment Interactions8 What Can Be Done by Individuals, Associations, and Governments: Time to End the Pied Piper Scenario; Index.