The Vulnerable Brain and Environmental Risks (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306441653)

Metals: Methylmercury Neurotoxicity and its Uptake Action Across the BloodBrain Barrier (M. Aschner et al.). Neurotoxic Metals and Neuronal Signalling Processes (D. Minnema). Lead Poisoning, Toxocariasis and Pica (P.J. Donovick, R.G. Burright). Nocardia (B.L. Beaman). Toxicants: Neurotoxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (R.F. Seegal, W. Shain). Central Nervous System Plasticity and Pathology Induced by Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides (D.H. Overstreet, G. Schiller). Silver Ipregnation of OrganophosphorusInduced Delayed Neuropathy in the Central Nervous System (D. Tanaka et al.). Selected Mechanisms of Action: Acute and Chronic Neurodegenerative Disorders Produced by Dietary Excitotoxins (C.F. Zorumski, J.W. Olney). Formation of Excess Reactive Oxygen Species Within the Brain (S.C. Bondy, C.P. LeBel). Legal Issues: Courts, Agencies, and Social Risk Assessment (C.P. Gillette, J.E. Krier) 7 additional articles. Index.

Author: Robert Isaacson,Karl F. Jensen
ISBN-10: 0306441659
ISBN-13: 9780306441653
Publisher: Plenum Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 10/31/1992
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.81d