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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... syndrome 163 Cortisone studies and by-products 163 Relevance to humans 164 Induced and spontaneous malformations 164 Genetics and individual responses 164 The multifactorial/threshold concept 164 A new concept of embryotoxicity 165 A ...
... syndrome 163 Cortisone studies and by-products 163 Relevance to humans 164 Induced and spontaneous malformations 164 Genetics and individual responses 164 The multifactorial/threshold concept 164 A new concept of embryotoxicity 165 A ...
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... syndrome 215 Recognizing minor defects 216 Is epilepsy itself teratogenic? 217 Epilepsy and spontaneous abortion 217 Major congenital malformations 218 Carbamazepine 218 Valproic acid 218 Altered anticonvulsant use 219 Anticonvulsants ...
... syndrome 215 Recognizing minor defects 216 Is epilepsy itself teratogenic? 217 Epilepsy and spontaneous abortion 217 Major congenital malformations 218 Carbamazepine 218 Valproic acid 218 Altered anticonvulsant use 219 Anticonvulsants ...
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... syndrome 237 FAS expanded 238 FAS specificity 238 Diagnosing the FAS 239 Fetal alcohol effects 239 The epidemiological process 240 Prospective studies 240 Moderate drinking 240 The NIH study 241 Chronological overview 241 A palpebral ...
... syndrome 237 FAS expanded 238 FAS specificity 238 Diagnosing the FAS 239 Fetal alcohol effects 239 The epidemiological process 240 Prospective studies 240 Moderate drinking 240 The NIH study 241 Chronological overview 241 A palpebral ...
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... syndromes reported in almost every issue of certain medical genetics journals, never to be repeated, having apparent resemblance to those foregoing only because of limited maldevelopmental pathways? Accident is repugnant to the modern ...
... syndromes reported in almost every issue of certain medical genetics journals, never to be repeated, having apparent resemblance to those foregoing only because of limited maldevelopmental pathways? Accident is repugnant to the modern ...
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... syndrome. Apropos here is the statement, however ambiguous, that malformation entities may be undetectable unless classified (Edwards et al., 1964). 3.4. Classification by pathogenesis Congenital malformations have also been classified ...
... syndrome. Apropos here is the statement, however ambiguous, that malformation entities may be undetectable unless classified (Edwards et al., 1964). 3.4. Classification by pathogenesis Congenital malformations have also been classified ...
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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