Over the past two millennia environmental lead levels have risen dramatically Patterson 1980 . Most of this increase has occurred since the beginning of the present century Murozami et 01. 1969 and taken into perspective a typical individual living in the industr... Lees meer.

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Exposure to Hg occurs primarily via the food chain due to MeHg s accumulation in fish. The effects on intellectual function in children prenatally exposed to MeHg via maternal fish consumption have been the subject of two on-going major prospective longitudinal studie... Lees meer.

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Since the very early stages of life we all experience some form of stress. External challenges should not necessarily be regarded as bad but instead seen as constructive forces forming our ability to navigate a changing world.What is stress good for. Since the ver... Lees meer.

From the present results and previous studies itcould be concluded that the neurotoxicity whichcaused by different cement components may be inpart due to the elevation in glutamate which lead toincrease the intracellular of calcium concentrationand the inhibition of... Lees meer.

This book was written to inform the educated public about the potential hazards of neurotoxic substances. The impetus for this book was a telephone call in June 1988 from Mr. Robert Esposito of Van Nostrand Reinhold. He wanted to know if I would be willing to write a... Lees meer.

We are constantly exposed to a plethora of different chemicals the majority of which are mostly uncharacterised with respect to their biological properties. This book provides an in depth overview on known neurotoxicity mechanisms for a group of industrial chemicals kn... Lees meer.

This book reviews the scientific literature and the authors own research linking aluminum neurotoxicity with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer s disease AD . This book reviews the scientific literature and the authors own research linking aluminum neuroto... Lees meer.

This book reviews the scientific literature and the authors own research linking aluminum neurotoxicity with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer s disease AD . It focuses on aluminum levels in the brain region-specific and subcellular distribution and its relation to... Lees meer.

Adenosine A2A receptor antagonists have shown great promise in the treatment of Parkinson s Disease and alleviation of symptoms. This book addresses various aspects of this class of drugs from their chemical development to their clinical use. Among the many insightful c... Lees meer.

The volume discusses novel issues associated with the neurotoxicity of select metals Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Advances in Neurotoxicology series Updated rele... Lees meer.

Presenting the latest research in glial cell function gleaned from new techniques in imaging and molecular biology The Role of Glia in Neurotoxicity Second Edition covers multiple aspects of glial cells including morphology physiology pharmacology biochemistry pa... Lees meer.

Neurotoxicity of Halogenated Organic Compounds Volume 10 covers three groups of Halogenated Organic Compounds Chlorinated Brominated and Fluorinated Compounds that are legacy and emerging contaminants providing background information characteristics physicochem... Lees meer.

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