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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... mental retardation 151 Other radiation sources 151 Rubella Introduction: new perception 152 The discovery 152 The German measles epidemic 152 Teratological principles 152 Timing and malformation pattern 152 The 1964 epidemic 153 Time ...
... mental retardation 151 Other radiation sources 151 Rubella Introduction: new perception 152 The discovery 152 The German measles epidemic 152 Teratological principles 152 Timing and malformation pattern 152 The 1964 epidemic 153 Time ...
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... Mental retardation in balance 186 Intrauterine growth retardation, microcephaly, and mental retardation 187 Dose and time matters 187 PKU Varieties 187 Maternal PKU therapy 188 PKU frequency 188 Population malformation load 188 PKU in ...
... Mental retardation in balance 186 Intrauterine growth retardation, microcephaly, and mental retardation 187 Dose and time matters 187 PKU Varieties 187 Maternal PKU therapy 188 PKU frequency 188 Population malformation load 188 PKU in ...
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... mental retardation, earlier there appeared to be no clearly detectable threshold below which such effects did not occur (Otake and Schull, 1984); for later modification of this opinion, see below. The important topic of 'no-effect ...
... mental retardation, earlier there appeared to be no clearly detectable threshold below which such effects did not occur (Otake and Schull, 1984); for later modification of this opinion, see below. The important topic of 'no-effect ...
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... mental retardation. More complicated was the relation of these variables to mental retardation (Miller, 1956). Only 10 children were exposed very early in pregnancy, at 6 weeks or less, and only two of them were microcephalic, and ...
... mental retardation. More complicated was the relation of these variables to mental retardation (Miller, 1956). Only 10 children were exposed very early in pregnancy, at 6 weeks or less, and only two of them were microcephalic, and ...
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... mental retardation (Swan et al., 1943), and later fetal and neonatal exposure, to immunological and various tissue injuries (Monif, 1970, p. 106; South and Sever, 1985). The validity of the findings of Swan et al. (1943), suspected as ...
... mental retardation (Swan et al., 1943), and later fetal and neonatal exposure, to immunological and various tissue injuries (Monif, 1970, p. 106; South and Sever, 1985). The validity of the findings of Swan et al. (1943), suspected as ...
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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