Chapter 15
Organophosphates as Endocrine Disruptors
Shigeyuki Kitamura,
Kazumi Sugihara,
Nariaki Fujimoto,
Takeshi Yamazaki,
Shigeyuki Kitamura
Department of Environmental Science, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, 10281 Komuro, Inamachi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama 362-0806, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKazumi Sugihara
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNariaki Fujimoto
Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeshi Yamazaki
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorShigeyuki Kitamura,
Kazumi Sugihara,
Nariaki Fujimoto,
Takeshi Yamazaki,
Shigeyuki Kitamura
Department of Environmental Science, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, 10281 Komuro, Inamachi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama 362-0806, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKazumi Sugihara
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNariaki Fujimoto
Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorTakeshi Yamazaki
Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Tetsuo Satoh,
Ramesh C. Gupta,
Tetsuo Satoh
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Japan
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
HAB Research Institute, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorRamesh C. Gupta
Toxicology Department, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Murray State University, Hopkinsville, KY, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Endocrine Disruption by Organophosphate Pesticides In Vitro
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Endocrine-Disrupting Activity of Organophosphate Pesticides In Vivo in Animals
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Effect of Organophosphate Pesticides as Endocrine Disruptors on Central Nervous System
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Influence of Organophosphate Pesticides on Humans
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Conclusions
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References
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