This text covers all types of toxicology involving the classical endocrine system, namely direct, secondary and indirect responses, and is designed to be a definitive reference in the area. A novel theme of the book is to examine hormonal mechanisms in toxicology which takes the book away from the usual approach, namely the glands as target organs. Each chapter focuses on the principle laboratory species (rodent, dog, primate) with reference as appropriate to humans. Chapters also consider, where applicable, gender and age related effects and have a standardized structure with brief...

This book documents the excellent potential the study of marsupials provides for resolution of theoretical questions of general importance in biology.