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 141
... means by which irradiation causes congenital malformations (Kalter, 1968, pp. 133–138), the basis of trypan blue teratogenesis (discussed below), the effects on development of the fetal palate by different toxicants (Daston, 1993), give ...
... means by which irradiation causes congenital malformations (Kalter, 1968, pp. 133–138), the basis of trypan blue teratogenesis (discussed below), the effects on development of the fetal palate by different toxicants (Daston, 1993), give ...
Page 143
... means that when different disturbing agents cause similar abnormalities, it is because they are acting on the same developmental field, and conversely, if a given abnormality is caused by two different agents, this is evidence of an ...
... means that when different disturbing agents cause similar abnormalities, it is because they are acting on the same developmental field, and conversely, if a given abnormality is caused by two different agents, this is evidence of an ...
Page 145
... mean frequencies of congenital malformations of 0.8%, 1.3%, and 4.5%. The last was inflated by information coming from studies of lesser malformations and conditions of older children, Omitting these reduced the mean to 2.9%. The ...
... mean frequencies of congenital malformations of 0.8%, 1.3%, and 4.5%. The last was inflated by information coming from studies of lesser malformations and conditions of older children, Omitting these reduced the mean to 2.9%. The ...
Page 146
... means—the how, where, and when—of obtaining the information used to estimate malformation frequency. Biases, in this sense of the term, refer to factors that lead to over- or underestimation of malformation frequency. As noted cursorily ...
... means—the how, where, and when—of obtaining the information used to estimate malformation frequency. Biases, in this sense of the term, refer to factors that lead to over- or underestimation of malformation frequency. As noted cursorily ...
Page 148
... means of penetrating the barrier shielding or thought to shield them from their surroundings. A feasible way of doing just that arrived with the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895. This new tool soon found medical and ...
... means of penetrating the barrier shielding or thought to shield them from their surroundings. A feasible way of doing just that arrived with the discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen in 1895. This new tool soon found medical and ...
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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