Endocrine Disruption in Fish
David E. Kime
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Description for Endocrine Disruption in Fish
Hardback. Provides a background to the field of fish endocrinology in order to assist those toxicologists who have a limited background in either mammalian or fish endocrinology. This book shows that environmental estrogens do not simply affect male reproductive potential, but that they may equally well affect the female. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSPF; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
The last half-century has shown a dramatic increase in the standard of living of millions of people in Europe, North America and many parts of the Third World. This has, in many ways been brought about by scientific and technical developments which were initiated in the 1940s and 1950s. Promises were then made that nuclear energy would provide electricity so cheap that it would not need metering, pesticides would end malnutrition throughout the world and plastics and other synthetic chemicals would revolutionise our manufacturing industry and our way of life. Whilst some of these promises have been fulfilled, the problems ... Read more
The last half-century has shown a dramatic increase in the standard of living of millions of people in Europe, North America and many parts of the Third World. This has, in many ways been brought about by scientific and technical developments which were initiated in the 1940s and 1950s. Promises were then made that nuclear energy would provide electricity so cheap that it would not need metering, pesticides would end malnutrition throughout the world and plastics and other synthetic chemicals would revolutionise our manufacturing industry and our way of life. Whilst some of these promises have been fulfilled, the problems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
Number of Pages
396
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792383284
SKU
V9780792383284
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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