Teratology in the Twentieth Century: Congenital Malformations in Humans and How their Environmental Causes were EstablishedElsevier, 2003 M06 6 - 166 pages This book is an an up-to-date survey and summary of present knowledge and future expectations regarding the environmental causes of congenital malformations in human beings, beginning with the earliest discoveries of the 20th century up to the latest ideas and problems at its end, presents views and comments on the progress made over the century in understanding human prenatal maldevelopment. |
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Page 138
... associated with maternal administration of coumarins (Van Driel et al., 2002) and the prenatal growth-retarding effect of tobacco smoking occurring by itself (Simpson, 1957). 2.5. Recognition of malformations Just as definition is ...
... associated with maternal administration of coumarins (Van Driel et al., 2002) and the prenatal growth-retarding effect of tobacco smoking occurring by itself (Simpson, 1957). 2.5. Recognition of malformations Just as definition is ...
Page 139
... associated major congenital malformations (Méhes, 1983, 1988; Merlob et al., 1985; Leppig et al., 1987). This apparent abundance made it necessary to give such features some objective evaluation of importance. A trendsetting attempt was ...
... associated major congenital malformations (Méhes, 1983, 1988; Merlob et al., 1985; Leppig et al., 1987). This apparent abundance made it necessary to give such features some objective evaluation of importance. A trendsetting attempt was ...
Page 140
... associated with chromosomal aberrations, discovered since Gruenwald and Penrose wrote, these outlines remained essentially unadvanced when a comprehensive summary of the subject appeared later in the century (Kalter and Warkany, 1983) ...
... associated with chromosomal aberrations, discovered since Gruenwald and Penrose wrote, these outlines remained essentially unadvanced when a comprehensive summary of the subject appeared later in the century (Kalter and Warkany, 1983) ...
Page 147
... associated abnormalities (Driscoll et al., 1960). Another example came from the Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City, in which a high frequency of clubfoot was recorded during one interval of the period surveyed, a time when ...
... associated abnormalities (Driscoll et al., 1960). Another example came from the Latter-Day Saints Hospital in Salt Lake City, in which a high frequency of clubfoot was recorded during one interval of the period surveyed, a time when ...
Page 152
... associated with a syndrome of malformations, details regarding the timing of the defects were still unclear, and for this, a close look at early data was helpful. A New South Wales public health committee noted that in 122 mothers of ...
... associated with a syndrome of malformations, details regarding the timing of the defects were still unclear, and for this, a close look at early data was helpful. A New South Wales public health committee noted that in 122 mothers of ...
Contents
CHAPTER 12 SURVEILLANCE OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS | 181 |
CHAPTER 13 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS | 182 |
CHAPTER 14 HUMAN DISEASE AS TERATOGEN | 185 |
CHAPTER 15 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS | 197 |
CHAPTER 16 DISEASE MEDICATION AND TERATOGENESIS | 210 |
CHAPTER 17 FOLIC ACID AND HUMAN MALFORMATIONS | 224 |
CHAPTER 18 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY | 237 |
CHAPTER 19 THE ACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE EXPECTATION | 255 |
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CHAPTER 10 TESTING FOR TERATOGENICITY | 173 |
CHAPTER 11 TERATOLOGICAL DETOURS | 175 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 256 |
INDEX | 283 |
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