ADVANCES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: ENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY, NEUROPEPTIDES, PART I

By I. PAARK

CONTENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE HYPOTHALAMUS–PITUITARY AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND THE HYPOTHALAMUS- PITUITARY-THYROID AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE HYPOTHALAMUS–PITUITARY– ADRENAL AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE HYPOTHALAMUS-PITUITARY- OVARY AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON FEMALE FERTILITY AND PREGNANCY THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE HYPOTHALAMUS-PITUITARY-TESTIS AXIS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON SEMEN QUALITY AND MALE FERTILITY THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN TESTICULAR DYSGENESIS SYNDROME ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON SEXUAL RESPONSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON BONE HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON IMMUNE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON METABOLISM THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ENDOCRINE CANCERS THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN HORMONE-RELATED CANCERS BASIC CONCEPTS INTRODUCTION THE CONCEPT OF AN ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM ENDOCRINE PHYSIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS HYPOTHALAMUS AND PITUITARY PHYSIOLOGY THYROID PHYSIOLOGY ADRENAL PHYSIOLOGY REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY BONE PHYSIOLOGY ENDOCRINE PANCREAS, ADIPOSE TISSUE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY MECHANISMS OF ENVIRONMENT-MEDIATED ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION CHALLENGES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS CONCLUSION REFERENCES