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Toxic Bodies

Hormone Disruptors and the Legacy of Des

Toxic Bodies( )
Author: Langston, Nancy
ISBN:978-0-300-17137-2
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Yale University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $41.95
Book Description:

In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor--a chemical that mimics hormones. Although researchers knew that DES caused cancer and disrupted sexual development, doctors prescribed it for millions of women, initially for menopause and then for miscarriage, while farmers gave cattle the hormone to promote rapid weight gain....
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Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Pollution Control
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.3 x 22.8 x 1.793 cm
Book Weight:0.364 Kilograms



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