1st Edition

Introduction to Neurobehavioral Toxicology Food and Environment

Edited By Hugh A. Tilson, L.M.W. Kornet Copyright 1998

    Introduction to Neurobehavioral Toxicology: Food and Environment examines the effects of chemicals on the central and peripheral nervous system and the subsequent changes in behavior, with a focus on the toxicity of food components and behavioral effects of environmental toxicants. Topics addressed include acute and chronic effects; reversible and irreversible consequences; functional disorders of the nervous system; neurobehavioral dysfunctions; and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.

    Introduction
    Neurobehavioral Toxociology and Addiction, D.E. McMillan
    Neurobehavioral Teratology, K.D. Acuff-Smith and C.V. Vorhees
    Assessment Techniques for Detecting Neurobehavioral Toxicity, B.M. Kulig and R.M.A. Jaspers
    Basic Principles of Disturbed CNS and PNS Functions, G.J. Harry
    Behavioral Toxicological Effects and Pathology, M.Panisset and D. Mergler
    Genetic Aspects of Neurobehavioral Toxicology, F.R. George
    Factors in Food
    Assessing Neurotoxic Hazards of Food-Related Chemicals, T.J. Sobotka
    Natural Food Factors, J.D. Mitchell and I.C. Shaw
    Neurotoxic Food Contaminants: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Related Compounds, S.L. Schantz
    Neurotoxic Food Additives, P.V. Kaplita
    Envoronmental Contaminants
    Neurobehavioral Toxicology of Environmental Contaminants, D.C. Rice
    Metals, G. Winneke and H. Lilienthal
    Pesticides, R.C. MacPhail, W.F. Sette, and K.M. Crofton
    Organic Solvents, P.J. Bushnell and K.M. Crofton
    "The contributors are well-recognized experts in their fields. The book also has an extensive glossary, a descriptive table of neuropsychological tests, a two-page list of abbreviations, and an index... timely, well-balanced reviews and commentary... The overview in this section (Chapter 11) is thorough and well organized."
    -Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 76, no. 4, December 2001