Environmental Neurotoxicology (1992)

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Suggested Citation: "Index." National Research Council. 1992. Environmental Neurotoxicology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1801.

Index

A

3-Acetyl-2,5-hexandedione (AcHD), 38

Acetylcholinesterase, 47, 48, 79

Acrylamide, 76, 80, 98, 101, 116, 119

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), 1, 108-109

Alcohol, see Ethanol

Alzheiner's disease, 15, 40, 47, 48, 51, 83

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), 17, 53

Ames test, 59, 112

γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), 35, 63, 79, 117, 118

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 15, 40, 51

Animals

FOB end points, list, 71

models, 49, 54, 79

neurotoxicity testing, 49-50, 53-93, 118, 119, 124, 125

neurotoxic effects of representative agents, list, 67-68

see also Testing

Annual Survey of Hiness and Injury, 106

Antidepressants, tricyclic, 16

Australian information-processing theory test battery, 97, 102, 103

Axons, see under Neurons

B

Behavioral assessment, 66, 69-70, 72-73, 87

Benchmark dose (BD), 114

Biochemical assays, 59-62

Biologic markers,

animal models, 49, 54

disease surveillance, 108,

concepts and definitions, 43-48, 51-52

of effect, 44, 45, 47-48, 51

of exposure, 16, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46-47, 51

for in vitro systems, list, 63

of neurotoxicity, list, 45

quality assurance and quality control, 49-50

recommendations, 5, 124

selected, illustration, 92

of susceptibility, 44, 45, 48, 51

use in risk assessment, 43, 50-51, 124

validation, 44, 48-50, 56, 124

Blood-brain barrier, 16, 28-29, 39, 55, 64

Brain, imaging procedures, 81-83

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 106

C

Carbamates, 58-59

Carbon disulfide, 11

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Cells

culture techniques, 61-62, 63-64

ganglia, 27-28

glial, 21, 22, 24, 39, 61, 62, 63, 64, 79

loss, 51

nuclei, 27, 28

plasticity, 29, 30

Schwann, 22, 24

see also Nervous system;

Neurons

Centers for Disease Control, 50

Central nervous system (CNS), 27-29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 40, 47, 55, 64, 80, 81, 82, 84, 97, 103, 111, 115-116, 120

see also Nervous system

Cerebral cortex, 27-28

Cerebral glucose, 83

Chemicals

diagram of MPTP toxicity, 39

exposure response characteristics, list, 98-99

neurobehavioral effects, list, 11, 69-70

neurotoxic effects in humans and animals, list, 67-68

neurotoxicants, list, 10

receptors, list, 118

regulation and testing, 18-19, 53-93, 95, 97, 123-127

see also Exposure;

Nervous system;

Risk assessment;

Testing;

and specific chemicals

Comprehensive Environmental response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 109

Computed axial tomography (CAT), 31, 81, 82, 83, 109-110

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 86, 124

Cycad (Cycas circinalis), 15

D

DDT, 25, 31, 34

Department of Veterans Affairs, 126

Developmental neurotoxicology, 84

Dieldrin, 117

Diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP), 75

γ-Diketones, 31, 32-33, 36-39, 40, 46, 48, 59, 64, 77, 79

3,4-Dimethyl-2,5-hexanedione (DMHD), 37, 38

Disease surveillance

biologic markers, 108

clinical neurologic examination, list of components, 100

disease and exposure registries, 108-109

identification and prevention efforts, 95-97, 120

imaging techniques, 109-110

medical training, 107

recommendations, 126-127

sentinel health events (SHEs), 108, 127

standardized disease definitions, 107-108

surveillance efforts, 105-110

Dopamine, 29, 31, 33, 39, 40, 47, 78-79

Dose-response relationships, 2-3, 5, 6, 16, 43, 50, 51, 56, 72, 111 , 112, 113, 114-116, 120, 125

Dyskenesia, 15, 54

E

Electroencephalography (EEG), 78

Electrophysiology, 31

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

guidelines, 84, 87

premanufacturing notice (PMN) program, 86

regulation and testing of chemicals, 18, 19, 50, 53-54, 58, 86-87, 89, 105, 124

review of substances, 53, 86-87

Epinephrine, 48

Ethanol, 16, 17-18, 98

Explant cultures, 61, 62

Exposure

biologic markers, 16, 36, 43, 44, 45, 46-47, 51, 126

characteristics of neurotoxicant exposure responses, list, 98-99

detection and control, 18-19, 43, 95-110

environmental, 1-2, 16-19, 95, 96

magnitude of problem, 17-18

occupational, 2, 9, 16, 17, 96

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during pregnancy, 15, 50-51

see also Risk assessment

F

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 86, 87

Finland Institute of Occupational Health test battery, 97, 101, 102

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 50, 58, 84, 87, 124

Functional observational batteries (FOBs), 66-72, 73, 74, 89, 90

G

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), 79

Glucose, in nervous system, 32

Good laboratory practices (GLPs), 50

H

Hazard identification, in neurotoxicity risk assessment, 4, 112, 120, 125-126

Health Care Financing Administration (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), 18

Health Hazard Evaluation Program, 97, 104, 107

Hemoglobin adducts, 79

n-Hexane, 33-34, 36, 37, 38, 59, 77, 98, 101, 121

2,5-Hexanedione (HD), 36, 37, 38, 47, 80

Homovanillic acid (HVA), 78

Hormone production, 80

Humans

effects of representative neurotoxic agents, 67-68

neurotoxicity testing, 95-110, 118-119, 124, 125

see also Risk Assessment;

Screening;

Surveillance;

Testing

Hypothalmus, 27-28

I

Imaging procedures, 81-83, 109-110

In vitro and in vivo testing, see Screening;

Testing

Insecticides, 25, 34-36, 44, 59

see also specific insecticides

Integrated Management Information Systems (IMIS), 104, 105

Integrative functions

cognitive processes, 66, 70

motor performance, 65, 69, 72, 73

neurotoxic effects, 65-66, 69-70

sensory acuity, 65-66, 69, 72, 73-74

memory, 66, 70, 74-76

Intelligence quotient (IQ), 9, 64, 112, 13

L

Lathyrism (spastic paraparesis), 11

Lead, 1, 2, 11, 15, 55, 58, 72, 78-79, 80-81, 98, 105, 108, 113, 116, 121

Learning/memory function, 66, 70, 74-76

Lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL), 56, 114-116

Lymphocyte neurotoxic esterase (NTE), 79

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 33

M

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 31, 81-82, 83, 110

Malathions, 31

Manganese, 15

Mental retardation, 15

Mercury, 1, 2, 15, 51, 58, 79, 98

Metabolism, in central nervous system, 28

Methanol, 1, 120

Methyl n-butylketone, 36, 37, 48, 59, 77, 101

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, see MPTP

Methylmercury, 49, 51, 55, 64, 72, 80, 85, 98, 101, 120

Microencephaly, 15

Modifying variables, in neurotoxicity testing

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age at exposure, 83-84

age at testing, 84-85

genetic differences, 85

sex, 85

Motor activity and function, 65, 69, 72, 73, 77

MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahy-dropyridine), 15, 31, 34, 39-40, 49, 51, 58, 82-83, 98, 110, 119

Myelin, 24, 30, 31, 38, 64, 80-81

N

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 106, 108, 126

National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)

behavioral-teratology tests, list, 83

Collaborative Study, 84

National Death Index, 106

National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), 105, 106

National Health Interview Survey, 106

National Human Adipose Tissue Survey (NHATS), 105

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 17, 97, 104-105, 107, 108

National Institute of Standards and Technology, 50

National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES), 104-105, 109

National Occupational Hazard Survey (NOHS), 104-105, 109

National Toxicology Program (NTP), 87-88

Nerve-conduction studies, 76-77

Nervous system

biologic markers, 43-52

cellular anatomy and physiology, 15-16, 21-27, 61, 62, 63-64

complexity, 29-30, 31

effects of toxicants on, 2, 9-17, 21, 25, 30-40

examples of neurotoxic mechanisms, 33-40

lipid-soluble toxicants, 31-32

neuropathic evaluation areas, list, 81

receptor sites, 46, 47

repair limitations, 31, 40, 51, 55

structure and function, 15-16, 21, 27-30, 40-41

tissues used in neurophatologic evaluation, list, 82

see also Central Nervous System;

Neurons;

Neurotransmitters;

Peripheral Nervous System

Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB), 97-101, 102, 103-104

Neurobehavioral Evaluation System (NES), 101, 102, 104

Neurobehavioral test batteries, 97-104

see also specific test batteries

Neurochemical procedures, 78-79

Neuroendocrine interactions, 79-80, 125

Neurons

axons, 22-24, 25, 30, 31, 32-33, 38, 55, 64, 77, 80

communication, 24-27, 33, 55

development and functions, 21-22, 29-30 , 51

glucose, 32

illustrations, 23, 26

integrative functions, 65-66

ions, 24-25, 29, 33, 116

nerve impulse, 24-25, 26

structure, 22-24

synaptic messengers, 26-27, 33, 55

synaptic transmission, 25-26, 27, 33, 77

trophic interactions, 30

see also Nervous system;

Neurotransmitter

Neuropathology, 80-81

Neurophysiologic procedures, 76

Neurotoxicity events, list of major, 12-14

Neurotransmitters, 25-27, 31, 32, 33, 40, 47, 55, 61, 78, 111-112, 116

see also Nervous system;

Neurons

No-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL), 56, 114-116

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), 81, 82

O

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 104, 105, 109 , 124

Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), 90

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Office of Toxic Substances (EPA), 87

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 50, 86, 90

Organ cultures, 61-62

Organophosphates, 47, 58-59, 77, 98

Organophosphorus (OP) esters, 59-60, 79, 81, 86

P

Parkinsonism, 15, 31, 34, 39-40, 49, 51, 85, 119

Peripheral nervous system, 27, 31, 35, 81, 116

see also Nervous system

Pesticides, 1, 2, 17, 31-32, 33, 34, 47, 72, 79, 86, 95, 105, 117

see also specific pesticides

Pharmaceuticals, 2, 9, 16, 18, 33, 54

Phenylalanine, 85

Poisoning, pyrethroid, 34-36

Positron-emission tomography (PET), 31, 40, 81, 82, 83, 110

Potassium ions, 24, 25, 33

Pregnancy, 15, 50-51

Prevention (primary and secondary), 18, 53, 95-96

Psychosis, toxic, 15

Pyrethroids, 25, 31, 33, 34-36, 44, 59

Pyrrole, 37-38, 59

R

Radiation, 9, 15

Reaggregate cultures, 61, 62

Risk assessment

approaches to, 114-116

biologic markers, 43, 50-51, 124, 124, 125

cognitive model, 113

curve-fitting, 114, 116-117, 120

carcinogenicity models, 111-113, 119

hockey-stick model, 116-117

neurotoxicity models, 111-113, 117-119, 120

neurotoxicity receptors, 117-118

no-threshold model, 117-118

NRC paradigm, 56

problems, 17-18, 19, 50-51, 111-112

recommendations, 5-6, 123-127

safety-factor approach, 114-117

statistical models, 114-116, 121

strategy, 2-3

see also Screening;

Surveillance;

Testing

S

Schedule-controlled operant behavior (SCOB), 72-73

Screening

applications, 57-58

evaluation of in vitro tests, 91-92

in vitro batteries, 62-65, 90-92

in vivo batteries, 66-71

multitiered testing, 2-3, 88-89, 124-125

priority-setting and implementation, 90

protocol for in vitro system, 65

research needs, 2-3, 90-93

sensitivity, 56-57

specificity, 56-57

strategies for improved testing, 88-89, 124-125

validation, 3, 57, 89-90, 125

see also Testing

Sensory-evoked potentials, 77-78

Sensory function, 65-66, 69, 72, 73-74, 77-78

Sentinel Event Notification System (SENSOR), 108

Social Security Administration, 126

Sodium ions, 24-25, 33, 34, 35-36, 44, 59, 63

Stimulus-response techniques, 74, 75-76

Structure-activity relationships (SARs), 4, 19, 54, 56, 58-59, 117 , 124, 125

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), 105

Surveillance

of disease, 105-110

of exposure, 104-105

need, 95-97, 126

neurobehavioral test batteries, 97-104

recommendations, 4-5, 126-127

see also Disease surveillance;

Risk Assessment

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T

Testing

behavioral assessment, 66

diagnostic techniques, 31, 47-48

difficulties, 54-55

effects of age, 83-85

effects of genetic differences, 85

effects of sex, 85

electroencephalography, 78

functional observational batteries (FOBs), 66-72, 73, 74, 89, 90

hazard characterization, 56

imaging procedures, 81-83

in vitro, 4, 5, 18-19, 54, 59-65, 90-92, 124, 125

in vivo, 5, 18-19, 54, 65-85, 124, 125

laboratory, 49-50;

see also Animals

modifying variables, 83

motor-activity, 72

nerve-conduction studies, 76-77

neurochemical procedures, 78-79

neuroendocrine interactions, 79-80, 125

neuropathology, 80-81

neurophysiologic procedures, 76

recommendations, 2-5

regulatory approaches, 86-93

schedule-controlled operant behavior, 72-73

screening characteristics and applications, 56-58

sensory evoked potentials, 77-78

specialized function tests, 73-76

standards and guidelines, 18, 19, 49-50, 53-54

strategy, 2-4, 56, 125

structure-activity relationships, 19, 54, 56, 58-59

see also Animals;

Environmental Protection Agency;

Humans;

Screening;

Surveillance

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), 105

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 19, 86, 95

Tri-o-cresylphosphate (TOCP), 15

W

World Health Organization (WHO)

recommendations for neuropathologic evaluation, 81

Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery, 97-101, 102, 103-104

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