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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... Folic acid 166 Folic acid antimetabolite human use 166 8. NEW CHALLENGES Infant mortality and malformations 166 Teratology conferences 167 The Teratology Society 167 9. THALIDOMIDE The event 167 The thalidomide syndrome 168 The ...
... Folic acid 166 Folic acid antimetabolite human use 166 8. NEW CHALLENGES Infant mortality and malformations 166 Teratology conferences 167 The Teratology Society 167 9. THALIDOMIDE The event 167 The thalidomide syndrome 168 The ...
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... acid 218 Altered anticonvulsant use 219 Anticonvulsants and neurodevelopment 219 Critique 221 Summary 221 Animal studies 222 Lithium Its discovery 222 Its teratogenicity 222 Ebstein's anomaly 223 The retraction 223 The finale 224 FOLIC ACID ...
... acid 218 Altered anticonvulsant use 219 Anticonvulsants and neurodevelopment 219 Critique 221 Summary 221 Animal studies 222 Lithium Its discovery 222 Its teratogenicity 222 Ebstein's anomaly 223 The retraction 223 The finale 224 FOLIC ACID ...
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... folic acid prevented NTD? Folic acid food fortification 232 NTD secular decline 234 Terathanasia 234 Prenatal diagnosis 235 Has the secular decline continued? 236 Addendum 237 Genes and NTD risk 237 18. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING ...
... folic acid prevented NTD? Folic acid food fortification 232 NTD secular decline 234 Terathanasia 234 Prenatal diagnosis 235 Has the secular decline continued? 236 Addendum 237 Genes and NTD risk 237 18. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING ...
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... folic acid and malformations of the central nervous system (CNS), gone into in detail later in this work. Malformations in stillbirths and neonatal deaths are less easily overlooked. While these mortalities are becoming continually less ...
... folic acid and malformations of the central nervous system (CNS), gone into in detail later in this work. Malformations in stillbirths and neonatal deaths are less easily overlooked. While these mortalities are becoming continually less ...
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... folic acid before and during early pregnancy, said to prevent the development of a proportion of NTD (Oakley et al., 1994). Many unanswered questions swirl around this allegation. See a later section for a detailed consideration of this ...
... folic acid before and during early pregnancy, said to prevent the development of a proportion of NTD (Oakley et al., 1994). Many unanswered questions swirl around this allegation. See a later section for a detailed consideration of this ...
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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