A balanced view of the causes and the prevention of the iodine defi-ciency disorders is presented in this comprehensive text. The mechanisms of goitrogenesis are explained, along with preven-tive and control measures. Descriptions of environmental com-pounds and other ecological as well as host factors involved in this process are highlighted. Public health and economic impact of the problems and treatment of individual cases are discussed. Overview sections include:Environmental goitrogenesisSulfurated organicsFlavonoidsPolyhydroxyphenols and phenol derivativesPhthalate esters and phthalic acid derivativesPolyhalogenated and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsHydroxypyridinesInorganicsEpidemiological aspects of environmental goitrogenesisGoiter endemias attributed to goitrogens in foodstuffsGoiter endemias attributed to chemical and bacterial pollution of water supplies
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780849367281
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-8493-6728-1
- Verlag: CRC Press
- Erscheinungstermin: 31.03.1989
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 1989
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 657 g
- Seiten: 264
- Format (B x H): 216 x 279 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
Themen
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin
- Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin
- Medizin, Gesundheitswesen
- Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin
- Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin
- Medizin, Gesundheitswesen
- Medizinische Mathematik & Informatik
