| Hormonal Chaos: The Scientific and Social Origins of the Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis Revised Edition Contributor(s): Krimsky, Sheldon (Author), Goldman, Lynn (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0801872529 ISBN-13: 9780801872525 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: In Hormonal Chaos, Sheldon Krimsky traces the emergence of an unorthodox hypothesis that casts new suspicions on a broad range of modern industrial chemicals. At the heart of his story is the "Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis," the assertion that a class of chemicals called "endocrine disruptors" are interfering with the normal functioning of hormones in animals and humans. Krimsky describes how this controversial theory was first elaborated and explores the complex factors that have contributed to its increased legitimacy and continued controversy. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Endocrinology & Metabolism - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 616.407 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.08" W x 9.22" (1.03 lbs) 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In Hormonal Chaos, Sheldon Krimsky traces the emergence of an unorthodox hypothesis that casts new suspicions on a broad range of modern industrial chemicals. At the heart of his story is the "Environmental Endocrine Hypothesis," the assertion that a class of chemicals called "endocrine disruptors" are interfering with the normal functioning of hormones in animals and humans. Krimsky describes how this controversial theory was first elaborated and explores the complex factors that have contributed to its increased legitimacy and continued controversy. |