Endocrine Disruptors and Puberty (eBook)

1 Introduction to endocrine disruptors and Puberty  Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis  Andrea C. GorePart I: EDCs, endocrine systems, and puberty  2 In utero exposure to environmental chemicals - Lessons from maternal cigarette smoking and its effects on gonad development and puberty   Rebecca McKinlay  Peter O’Shaughnessey  Richard M. Sharpe  Paul A. Fowler3 Reproductive Neuroendocrine Targets of Developmental Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors   Sarah M. Dickerson  Stephanie L. Cunningham  Andrea C. Gore4 Endocrine disruptors and puberty disorders from mice to men (and women)   Alberto Mantovani5 Thyroid hormone regulation of mammalian reproductive development and the potential impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals  Kara Renee Thoemke  Thomas William Bastian  Grant Wesley AndersonPart II: Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and adverse reproductive outcomes  6 Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and ovarian function   Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis  Eleni Palioura  Eleni A.Kandaraki7 Developmental exposure to environmental endocrine disruptors and adverse effects on mammary gland development     Suzanne Fenton  Lydia M. Beck   Aditi R. Borde  Jennifer Rayner8 Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and male urogenital tract malformations   Mariana F. Fernandez  Nicolas Olea, MD PhD9 EDC exposures and the development of reproductive and non-reproductive behaviors   Amy B. Wisniewski  Craige C. Wrenn  Ashwini MallappaPart III. Developmental exposure to endocrine disruptors and metabolic disorders  10 Adipocytes as target cells for endocrine disruption   Amanda Janesick  Bruce Blumberg11 Altered Glucose Homeostasis Resulting From Developmental Exposures To Endocrine Disruptors  Alan Schneyer  Melissa Brown12 Developmental Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Is there a Connection with Birth and Childhood Weights?     Elizabeth E. Hatch  Jessica W Nelson  Rebecca Triosi  Linda TitusPart IV. EDCs and Human Health  13 The Impact Of Endocrine Disruptors On Female Pubertal Timing  Jean-Pierre Bourguignon  Anne-Simone Parent14 The influence of endocrine disruptors on Male Pubertal Timing   Xiu-feng Wu  Ningning ZhangMary M. Lee15 Secular Trends in Pubertal Timing: A Role for Environmental Chemical Exposure?  Vincent F. Garry  Peter Truran, PhD