Harvey, Philip W.

Adrenal toxicology / edited by Philip W. Harvey, David Everett, Christopher J. Springall. - 1st ed - New York : Informa Healthcare, c2009. - xvi, 310 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Target organ toxicology series ; v. 26 . - Target organ toxicology series ; v. 26. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Adrenal toxicology : molecular targets, endocrine mechanisms, hormonal interactions, assessment models, and species differences in toxicity / Philip W. Harvey, David J. Everett, and Christopher J. Springall -- An overview of human adrenal dysfunction / Richard I.G. Holt and Neil A. Hanley -- The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis : endocrinology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and developmental effects / Julia C. Buckingham -- The adrenal medulla as a target organ in toxicologic studies of rats and mice / Susan A. Elmore, Abraham Nyska, and Arthur S. Tischler -- Adrenal gland background pathology of primates in toxicological studies / Joachim Kaspareit -- Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal toxicity in dogs / Dorothy B. Colagiovanni and Dennis J. Meyer -- Adrenocortical toxicology in vitro : assessment of steroidogenic enzyme expression and steroid production in H295R cells / Thomas Sanderson -- Comparisons of adrenocortical cell lines as in vitro test systems / Jeniel Parmar and William Rainey -- Glucocorticoid pharmacotoxicological interactions and modulation of toxicity / Qin M. Chen and Haipeng Sun -- Adrenocortical toxicology in fishes / Alice Hontela and Mathilakath M. Vijayan -- Adrenocortical toxicology in birds : environmental contaminants and the avian response to stress / Raquel Baos and Julio Blas.

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Adrenal glands--Toxicology.
Adrenal glands--Effect of drugs on.
Adrenal Glands--drug effects.
Adrenal Glands--physiology.
Adrenal Cortex Diseases--chemically induced.
Adrenal Cortex Diseases--physiopathology.
Toxicology--methods.

RC659 / .A375 2009

616.45

2008 N-302 WK 702 / A2427 2009