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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... mechanism' 162 Hypoxia 162 A little break: Down 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 ...
... mechanism' 162 Hypoxia 162 A little break: Down 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 ...
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... 214 Topical tretinoin use 214 Anticonvulsant drugs Introduction: the falling sickness 215 Therapy of epilepsy; fetal consequences 215 Fetal hydantoin syndrome 215 Recognizing minor defects 216 Is epilepsy itself teratogenic?
... 214 Topical tretinoin use 214 Anticonvulsant drugs Introduction: the falling sickness 215 Therapy of epilepsy; fetal consequences 215 Fetal hydantoin syndrome 215 Recognizing minor defects 216 Is epilepsy itself teratogenic?
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ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY Introduction: blessing and curse 237 Early Seattle study 237 Fetal alcohol syndrome 237 FAS expanded 238 FAS specificity 238 Diagnosing the FAS 239 Fetal alcohol effects 239 The epidemiological ...
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING PREGNANCY Introduction: blessing and curse 237 Early Seattle study 237 Fetal alcohol syndrome 237 FAS expanded 238 FAS specificity 238 Diagnosing the FAS 239 Fetal alcohol effects 239 The epidemiological ...
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Can many be unique, like the untold 'new' 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 ...
Can many be unique, like the untold 'new' 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 ...
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However, this ignores the situation in which appreciation of the entire combination may be integral to its recognition as a specific constellation of abnormalities, i.e., a syndrome. Apropos here is the statement, however ambiguous, ...
However, this ignores the situation in which appreciation of the entire combination may be integral to its recognition as a specific constellation of abnormalities, i.e., a syndrome. Apropos here is the statement, however ambiguous, ...
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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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