Front Matter

214 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals exposures by permutation analysis, an association between the level of chlori ...

Effects of EDCs on Neurodevelopmental and Neuroendocrine Systems 215 LH secreted by the pituitary, which itself is stimulated by ...

Hypothalamus Selective estrogen receptor modulators Estradiol GnRH GnIH Aromatase inhibitors Aromatase Te stosterone (serum~500 ...

EDC Effects on Steroid Hormone Receptors in the Brain 217 hormones not only act on sex organs but also act upon the brain via st ...

218 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals of urine samples in the USA and Asia confirmed previous work showing that 93% ...

Are the EDCs and other Synthetic Chemicals Depopulating the Human Race? 219 chain cleavage, and continuing through the pathways ...

<10% 10–<15% ≥15% Data not available Not applicable 01250 2500 5000 km Figure 7.17 Global birth rates. Source: http://www. ...

Are the EDCs and other Synthetic Chemicals Depopulating the Human Race? 221 A study by Skakkebaek et al. [129] compiled many fas ...

222 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals 4 4.5 3.5 3 2.5 2 5 To tal fertility ra te (per women) 1 0.5 0 1900 1910 19 ...

Summary 223 Summary In this chapter we have covered a wide range of issues that relates to environ­ mental contaminations, some ...

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226 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals 28 Abramsson‐Zetterberg L, Slanina P (2002). Macrocyclic musk compounds – an ...

References 227 43 CBS News (2011). Tweaking Tastes and Creating Cravings. https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=a7Wh3uq1yTc. Accessed ...

228 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals 58 Jacob S, Brune CW, Carter CS, et al. (2007). Association of the oxytocin r ...

References 229 74 Tanabe S (2005). Synthetic musks – arising new environmental menace? Mar. Pollut. Bull., 50 (10):1025–6. 75 St ...

230 Autism and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals 90 Philippat C, Bennett DH, Krakowiak P, et al. (2015). Phthalate concentrati ...

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References 233 134 Swan SH (2008). Environmental phthalate exposure in relation to reproductive outcomes and other health endpoi ...