UID:
edoccha_9960074075402883
Format:
1 online resource (451 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-12-800407-X
Content:
Environmental Factors in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders presents a state-of-the-art review of the effects of environmental contaminants on the development and degeneration of the human nervous system, brought together by world-leading experts in the field. Part One describes the adverse effects that the environment can have on neurological development, and how these effects may exhibit. Specific contaminants and their possible consequences of exposure are addressed (lead, methylmercury, alcohol), as well as specific disorders and the environmental factors associated with
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEBASIC CELLULAR FUNCTIONS; FROM AXONAL VARICOSITIES TO AXONAL DEGENERATION; CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 5 - Neurobehavioral Effects of Air Pollution in Children; INTRODUCTION; EVIDENCE FROM EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE FROM ANIMAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS; EVALUATION OF THE EVIDENCE AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; CONCLUSIONS; References; Chapter 6 - The Role of Methylmercury Exposure in Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Disorders; INTRODUCTION; FETAL MINAMATA DISEASE AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-12-800228-X
Language:
English
