Main description:

Handbook of Developmental Neurotoxicology, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive view of the fundamental aspects of neurodevelopment, the pathways and agents that affect them, relevant clinical syndromes, and risk assessment procedures for developmental neurotoxicants. The editors and chapter authors are internationally recognized experts whose collaboration heralds a remarkable advance in the field, bridging developmental neuroscience with the principles of neurotoxicology. The book features eight new chapters with newly recruited authors, making it an essential text for students and professionals in toxicology, neurotoxicology, developmental biology, pharmacology, and neuroscience.

Contents:

PART I. CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MORPHOGENESIS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM PART II. DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY/TOXICOLOGY PART III. SYNAPTOGENESIS AND NEUROTRANSMISSION PART IV. NUTRIENT AND CHEMICAL DISPOSITION PART V. BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT PART VI. CLINICAL ASSESSMENT AND EPIDEMIOLOGY PART VII. SPECIFIC NEUROTOXIC SYNDROMES PART VIII. RISK ASSESSMENT