Adrenal toxicology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Harvey, Philip W., Everett, David J., 1953-, Springall, Christopher J.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Informa Healthcare, [2009]
Series:	Target organ toxicology series ; v. 26.
Subjects:	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.

Table of Contents:

Adrenal toxicology : molecular targets, endocrine mechanisms, hormonal interactions, assessment models, and species differences in toxicity
An overview of human adrenal dysfunction
The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis : endocrinology, pharmacology, pathophysiology, and developmental effects
The adrenal medulla as a target organ in toxicologic studies of rats and mice
Adrenal gland background pathology of primates in toxicological studies
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal toxicity in dogs
Adrenocortical toxicology in vitro : assessment of steroidogenic enzyme expression and steroid production in H295R cells
Comparisons of adrenocortical cell lines as in vitro test systems
Glucocorticoid pharmacotoxicological interactions and modulation of toxicity
Adrenocortical toxicology in fishes
Adrenocortical toxicology in birds : environmental contaminants and the avian response to stress