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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... frequency 145 Ascertainment 146 Underestimating frequency 146 Overestimating frequency 146 Biological factors 147 Miscellaneous factors 147 EARLY HUMAN STUDIES Introduction: the principal objective 148 X-irradiation Introduction: animal ...
... frequency 145 Ascertainment 146 Underestimating frequency 146 Overestimating frequency 146 Biological factors 147 Miscellaneous factors 147 EARLY HUMAN STUDIES Introduction: the principal objective 148 X-irradiation Introduction: animal ...
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... frequency 154 An old disease 155 A teratogen disappears 155 Other infectious diseases Influenza 155 Cytomegalovirus 155 Toxoplasmosis 156 Varicella-zoster virus 156 Problems regarding intrauterine infection 156 Intrauterine infection in ...
... frequency 154 An old disease 155 A teratogen disappears 155 Other infectious diseases Influenza 155 Cytomegalovirus 155 Toxoplasmosis 156 Varicella-zoster virus 156 Problems regarding intrauterine infection 156 Intrauterine infection in ...
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... frequency of the newborn population so affected can likewise vary greatly. An early foray into this then-uncharted field found that 14.7% of unselected newborn infants had at least 1 of 26 different “minor anomalies,” mostly of the ...
... frequency of the newborn population so affected can likewise vary greatly. An early foray into this then-uncharted field found that 14.7% of unselected newborn infants had at least 1 of 26 different “minor anomalies,” mostly of the ...
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... frequency of major malformations in newborn children is about 3%). The calculation estimated that single mutant genes are the cause of about 7.5% of all congenital malformations, that about 6% of all serious malformations is associated ...
... frequency of major malformations in newborn children is about 3%). The calculation estimated that single mutant genes are the cause of about 7.5% of all congenital malformations, that about 6% of all serious malformations is associated ...
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... Frequency 4.1. Introduction It is remarkable that so few babies are congenitally malformed. Considering the often faulty instructions encoded in the gametes whose union will commence its being, the complex paths that lie ahead for the ...
... Frequency 4.1. Introduction It is remarkable that so few babies are congenitally malformed. Considering the often faulty instructions encoded in the gametes whose union will commence its being, the complex paths that lie ahead for the ...
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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