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 139
... normal phenotypic variants,” again mostly of the ear and face (e.g., folding over of the upper helix and hemangiomas) (Marden et al., 1964). In an expanded search, 42.9% of children not exposed prenatally to certain drugs had 1 or more ...
... normal phenotypic variants,” again mostly of the ear and face (e.g., folding over of the upper helix and hemangiomas) (Marden et al., 1964). In an expanded search, 42.9% of children not exposed prenatally to certain drugs had 1 or more ...
Page 140
... normal originating prenatally present at birth or attributable to conditions present at birth, regardless of medical importance or etiological status. An early version of the ICD scheme was applied to a birth certificate survey by the ...
... normal originating prenatally present at birth or attributable to conditions present at birth, regardless of medical importance or etiological status. An early version of the ICD scheme was applied to a birth certificate survey by the ...
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... normal ontogenesis, which was hyperbolically described as “one of the most astounding developments in Western scientific history...” (Opitz, 1985). The developmental field is a “part of the embryo in which the processes of development ...
... normal ontogenesis, which was hyperbolically described as “one of the most astounding developments in Western scientific history...” (Opitz, 1985). The developmental field is a “part of the embryo in which the processes of development ...
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... normal. The reason perhaps was that she had been irradiated early, at 7 weeks of gestation, a developmental time resistant to cellular destruction of the type that may lead to cognitive impairment. Further data and ideas regarding this ...
... normal. The reason perhaps was that she had been irradiated early, at 7 weeks of gestation, a developmental time resistant to cellular destruction of the type that may lead to cognitive impairment. Further data and ideas regarding this ...
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... normal variation, does not affect intelligence.” A study making a fundamental contribution to this unfolding saga related structural fetal effects more precisely to radiation dose and type. It was calculated that in Hiroshima, the ...
... normal variation, does not affect intelligence.” A study making a fundamental contribution to this unfolding saga related structural fetal effects more precisely to radiation dose and type. It was calculated that in Hiroshima, 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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