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 155
... rubella in the first period, 33% the next 2 weeks, and 19% the rest of the 1st trimester. As sound as these risk frequencies appear to be, they were based on 102 offspring, only 20 of whom were defective, a relatively low frequency ...
... rubella in the first period, 33% the next 2 weeks, and 19% the rest of the 1st trimester. As sound as these risk frequencies appear to be, they were based on 102 offspring, only 20 of whom were defective, a relatively low frequency ...
Page 156
... Rubella interferes with developmental processes during the earliest weeks of pregnancy and infection in later weeks also leads to damage. Varicellazoster it seems causes abnormalities predominantly in the 2nd trimester. Cytomegalovirus ...
... Rubella interferes with developmental processes during the earliest weeks of pregnancy and infection in later weeks also leads to damage. Varicellazoster it seems causes abnormalities predominantly in the 2nd trimester. Cytomegalovirus ...
Page 157
... rubella became a preventable disease, it seemed of practical value to study the possible prenatal consequences of the virus in animals. Afterward its practical benefits evaporated, which may explain why the few tentative findings were ...
... rubella became a preventable disease, it seemed of practical value to study the possible prenatal consequences of the virus in animals. Afterward its practical benefits evaporated, which may explain why the few tentative findings were ...
Page 161
... rubella infection interacting with a genetic predisposition to this state (Anderson et al., 1970). 7.4. The power of genetics Further testimony of the power of the genetic component in teratogenesis was provided by the remarkable ...
... rubella infection interacting with a genetic predisposition to this state (Anderson et al., 1970). 7.4. The power of genetics Further testimony of the power of the genetic component in teratogenesis was provided by the remarkable ...
Page 162
... rubella virus. It is perhaps in the attempts over the years to understand how teratogenic agents cause congenital malformationstheir mechanism of action, as one group called it, “that is, where, when, and how these agents affect the ...
... rubella virus. It is perhaps in the attempts over the years to understand how teratogenic agents cause congenital malformationstheir mechanism of action, as one group called it, “that is, where, when, and how these agents affect 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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