Teratology in the Twentieth Century: Congenital Malformations in Humans and How their Environmental Causes were EstablishedThis 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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... as the title of Saint-Hilaire's (1832–7) great work indicated. But today, teratology, as given for instance by Dorland's Medical Dictionary, is simply the science that deals with abnormal development and congenital malformations, ...
... as the title of Saint-Hilaire's (1832–7) great work indicated. But today, teratology, as given for instance by Dorland's Medical Dictionary, is simply the science that deals with abnormal development and congenital malformations, ...
Page 142
It does not inform as to the wide-ranging implications of teratology, as the listing named above indicates. However, the term, unfortunately, has gained some popularity, as 'dumbed-down jargon often does, and its use is widening, ...
It does not inform as to the wide-ranging implications of teratology, as the listing named above indicates. However, the term, unfortunately, has gained some popularity, as 'dumbed-down jargon often does, and its use is widening, ...
Page 147
... ascertainment bases, e.g., failure to indicate explicitly the information source, since even common and conspicuous abnormalities may not invariably be recorded in birth records of perinatal mortalities (Leck and Record, 1963).
... ascertainment bases, e.g., failure to indicate explicitly the information source, since even common and conspicuous abnormalities may not invariably be recorded in birth records of perinatal mortalities (Leck and Record, 1963).
Page 149
Five women with various medical conditions for which at the time elective abortion was indicated were irradiated in the abdominal area with large doses of X-rays in the 2nd month of pregnancy. The procedure was successful, ...
Five women with various medical conditions for which at the time elective abortion was indicated were irradiated in the abdominal area with large doses of X-rays in the 2nd month of pregnancy. The procedure was successful, ...
Page 150
... gestation (mean 13.3 weeks), presumably as dated from the last menstrual period, at the time of the blast, while the other four were at 6–16 weeks (mean 9.5), indicating, as later substantiated, a differential in time sensitivity.
... gestation (mean 13.3 weeks), presumably as dated from the last menstrual period, at the time of the blast, while the other four were at 6–16 weeks (mean 9.5), indicating, as later substantiated, a differential in time sensitivity.
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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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