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Biologic markers in reproductive toxicology / Subcommittee on Reproductive and Neurodevelopmental Toxicology, Committee on Biologic Markers, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Subcommittee on Reproductive and Neurodevelopmental Toxicology, Committee on Biologic Markers, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, author, issuing body.
- Division on Earth and Life Studies, author.
- Commission on Life Sciences, author.
- Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, author.
- Committee on Biologic Markers, author.
- Subcommittee on Reproductive and Neurodevelopmental Toxicology, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reproductive toxicology.
- Biochemical markers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 395 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.
- Summary:
- Examines the potential use of these markers in environmental health studies, and clarifies definitions, underlying concepts, and possible applications. Acidic paper. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
- Contents:
- Executive summary
- Report of the Oversight Committee. I. Biologic markers in male reproductive and gametic genetic toxicology. Introduction
- Clinical evaluation of male infertility
- Biologic markers of testicular function
- Biologic markers of epididymal structure and function
- Biologic markers of accessory sex organ structure and function
- Biologic markers of human male reproductive health and physiologic damage
- Assessing transmitted mutations in mice
- Markers for measuring germinal genetic toxicity and heritable mutations in people
- Conclusions and recommendations. II. Biologic markers in female reproductive toxicology. Introduction
- Biologic markers of genetic damage in females
- Biologic markers of reproductive development and aging
- Biologic markers of nonconceptive menstrual cycles
- Developing assays of biologic markers for epidemiologic studies: experience with a marker of pregnancy and early loss
- Conclusions and recommendations. III. Biologic markers of toxicity during pregnancy. Introduction
- Molecular biology: developing DNA markers of genotoxic effects
- Reproductive immunology: biologic markers of compromised pregnancies
- Cell biology: identifying biologic markers expressed during early pregnancy
- Physiologic assessment of fetal compromise
- Conclusions and Recommendations. IV. Biologic Markers in Neurodevelopmental Toxicology. Introduction
- Developmental neurobiology of the central nervous system
- Morphologic, neurochemical, and behavioral responses to toxic agents
- Methodologic issues of extrapolation from animal studies to human toxicant exposure
- Lead as a paradigm for the study of neurodevelopmental toxicology
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Appendix: Assessing the validity of biologic markers: alpha-fetoprotein
- References
- Biographies
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography (p. 319-372) and index.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610214747
- 9781280214745
- 1280214740
- 9780309568142
- 0309568145
- 9780585143910
- 0585143919
- OCLC:
- 726823183
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