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 149
... included the needed information disclosed the following. So far as time was concerned, irradiation caused malformations only from the 3rd–4th through the 19th week of gestation, with severe abnormalities—especially cataract and ...
... included the needed information disclosed the following. So far as time was concerned, irradiation caused malformations only from the 3rd–4th through the 19th week of gestation, with severe abnormalities—especially cataract and ...
Page 150
... included searching for excess skeletal abnormalities, but none was found (Sutow and West, 1955). A fuller description of the effects of the Hiroshima explosion soon appeared (Miller, 1956, 1968). Microcephaly was present in 33 of the ...
... included searching for excess skeletal abnormalities, but none was found (Sutow and West, 1955). A fuller description of the effects of the Hiroshima explosion soon appeared (Miller, 1956, 1968). Microcephaly was present in 33 of the ...
Page 151
... included electromagnetic fields, such as those named by Robert (1996)—e.g., heated waterbeds, electric blankets and appliances, ceiling heating coils, video-display terminals—as well as medical diagnostic procedures, medical ...
... included electromagnetic fields, such as those named by Robert (1996)—e.g., heated waterbeds, electric blankets and appliances, ceiling heating coils, video-display terminals—as well as medical diagnostic procedures, medical ...
Page 153
... included a variety of transitory effects, such as low birthweight, hepatosplenomegaly, etc., and permanent manifestations, i.e., the classical malformations which are present at birth, if sometimes only covertly, like cataract, deafness ...
... included a variety of transitory effects, such as low birthweight, hepatosplenomegaly, etc., and permanent manifestations, i.e., the classical malformations which are present at birth, if sometimes only covertly, like cataract, deafness ...
Page 164
... included the influence of the maternal genotype, as well as of fetal physiological and other components (Kalter, 1954, 1957). Studies of this question continued intensively for many years, growing ever more convoluted, and with the ...
... included the influence of the maternal genotype, as well as of fetal physiological and other components (Kalter, 1954, 1957). Studies of this question continued intensively for many years, growing ever more convoluted, and with 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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