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Environmental factors in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders /

Reviews the effects of environmental contaminants on the development and degeneration of the human nervous system. Describes the adverse effects that the environment can have on neurological development, and how these effects may exhibit. Specific contaminants and their possible consequences of expo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aschner, Michael, 1955- (Author), Costa, Lucio G., 1954- (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam : Academic Press : Elsevier, [2015]
Subjects:
Developmental neurobiology.
Nervous system > Degeneration.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders > etiology
Environmental Pollution > adverse effects
Neurodegenerative Diseases > etiology
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologie du développement.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Developmental neurobiology
Nervous system > Degeneration
Neurology.
Medicine.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Reviews the effects of environmental contaminants on the development and degeneration of the human nervous system. Describes the adverse effects that the environment can have on neurological development, and how these effects may exhibit. Specific contaminants and their possible consequences of exposure are addressed (lead, methylmercury, alcohol), as well as specific disorders and the environmental factors associated with.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128004074
012800407X