Teratogens : chemicals which cause birth defects /

This multi-author work deals with the practical aspects of teratogens - chemicals which cause birth defects. It is designed for use as a unique guide to these chemicals in which one can find all relevant information. The issues covered include: how to obtain information about the teratogenic potenti...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Meyers, Vera Kolb
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY, U.S.A. : Elsevier ; Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1988.
Colección:Studies in environmental science ; 31.
Temas:
Fetus > Effect of chemicals on.
Abnormalities, Human > Etiology.
Teratogenic agents.
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
Fetus > drug effects
Teratogens
F�tus > Effets des produits chimiques sur.
Malformations > �Etiologie.
Agents t�eratog�enes.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
Abnormalities, Human > Etiology
Fetus > Effect of chemicals on
Teratogenic agents
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  • Front Cover; TERATOGENS: Chemicals Which Cause Birth Defects; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 HOW TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE TERATOGENIC POTENTIAL OF CHEMICALS; 1. Introduction; 2. Data Bases Specializing in Teratology; 3. Secondary Literature Sources Containing Toxicological Information; 4. Reference Books; 5. Teratology Information Services; 6. Conclusion; CHAPTER 2 REGISTRY OF TOXIC EFFECTS OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AS A SOURCE FOR COMPILING A LIST OF TERATOGENS; Appendix I
  • Appendix II (These Appendices contain a list of 4,974 chemicals from RTECs which cause reproductive effects.)CHAPTER 3 REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS IN INDUSTRY: IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION; 1. Introduction; 2. Mechanisms of Reproductive Toxicity; 3. Evidence on Occupational Hazards; 4. Prevalent Exposures; 5. Clues from Experimental Data; Conclusions; CHAPTER 4 TERATOGENIC CHEMICALS IN UNDERGRADUATE GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES; Potential Teratogens in General Chemistry Laboratory Manuals; 1. Potentially Teratogenic Metals; 2. Potentially Teratogenic Inorganic Compounds
  • 3. Potentially Teratogenic Organic Compounds4. Potentially Teratogenic Gases; Conclusions; CHAPTER 5 SAFE HANDLING OF TERATOGENIC CHEMICALS; 1. Handling Teratogens in the Laboratory; 2. Handling Teratogens in Industrial Operations; 3. Handling Teratogens in the Community; CHAPTER 6 USE OF REGISTERED DATA IN STUDIES OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME; 1. Introduction; 2. Study Strategy; 3. Registers on Pregnancy Outcome; 4. Registers on Occupational Groups; 5. Examples; 6. Conclusions; CHAPTER 7 LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS ON DEVELOPING BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
  • 1. Chemical Hazards for Developing Brain and Behavior2. Passage of Potentially Noxious Substances into the Fetus and Infant; 3. Derangements of Brain Development; 4. Effects on Behavioral State Development; 5. Experimental Effects of Chemicals on Behavioral Development; 6. Methodological Aspects of Neurobehavioral Teratology; CHAPTER 8 TERATOGENICITY OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER ENVIRONEMTAL POLLUTANTS; 1. Introduction; 2. The Organohalogen Aromatic and Cyclic Pesticides and Related Compounds; 3. The Haloalkanes and Related Pesticides
  • 4. Miscellaneous Halogenated and Other Alkanes and Alkenes of Industrial Importance5. Miscellaneous Insecticides: Fumigants; 6. Organophosphorous Pesticides and Related Compounds; 7. Carbamate Pesticides and Related Compounds; 8. Miscellaneous Pesticides; 9. Summary; SUBJECT INDEX

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