294 Index
de novo mutations 23–4, 68, 69,
156–7
deaf community 59
DEHP 172, 176t, 177t
dentate gyrus 7, 88
depression, olfaction in 86
di(2‐ethylhexyl) phthalate see DEHP
diabetes
gestational 66
type 1 200
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders
DSM‐4 63
DSM‐5 40, 60–2, 84, 110
dibutyltin 212
dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
(DDE) 211
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane see
DDT
dichorionic diamniotic twins 148f
dicofol (Kelthane) 173t
dieldrin 173t
diethyl phthalate (DEP) 6, 52, 100,
176t, 178, 179, 186, 191–3, 223
chemical structure and adverse
effects of 187t
diethylstilbestrol (DES) 196, 213
DiGeorge syndrome see ch22q11
deletion syndrome
di‐n‐butyl phthalate 176t
dioxins 172t, 196, 211–13
diphtheria 264
vaccine 270
diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
(DPT) vaccine 265, 266
D‐limonene 100, 186, 194–5
chemical structure and adverse
effects of 187t
DNA mutation 73
dosage, chemical and toxicity 65–6
Down syndrome 52t, 70f, 71, 143
Drosophila 74
Duesberg, Professor Peter 25e
Ebola virus 2
Einstein, Albert 19, 39
electromagnetic radiation 34
Eli Lilly 270
emotional word‐face task (using
functional MRI) 150
empathizing theory 125
encephalization quotient (EQ) 35,
35t, 74
human vs animals 74–5, 75t
endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
12, 14–15, 130, 146, 193, 195–9
adverse effects and mechanisms of
action 208–11, 209f
effects of testosterone
mimicking 211–14
effects on neurodevelopmental and
neuroendocrine systems
215–17
effects on steroid hormone receptors
in brain 217–19
and gender bias 241
and infertility 219–23
endogenous transposons 34
endosulfan 173t
entorhinal cortex 90, 91
Environmental Protection Agency (US
EPA) 14, 171
Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) Inventory 189
epigenetic change 160–1
epilepsy 25, 67
erythroblastosis fetalis 236, 249
ethane dimethane sulfonate 177t
ethyl alcohol 170
ethyl mercury 262
ethylene thiourea 173t
ethylmercury 270
EUAIMS Longitudinal European
Autism Project (LEAP) 67
eugenics 53
eugenol 100, 186, 187t