Congenital defects have long been considered as bizarre curiosities only deserving display
in anatomical museums. Persons surviving with gross malformations were put away in the …

Drugs During Pregnancy and Lactation, Third Edition is a quick and reliable reference for all
those working in disciplines related to fertility, pregnancy, lactation, child health and human …

At the end of April 2002, the Swedish Food Administration reported the presence of acrylamide
in heat treated food products. Acrylamide has been shown to be toxic and carcinogenic in …

The underlying causes and rationale for treatment of recurrent abortion are not entirely clear.
The Euro-Team early pregnancy protocol was developed as a diagnostic work-up based …

Abstract Information about early primordial germ cell (PGC) formation and migration in rats
is lacking. In utero developed and in vitro cultivated whole rat embryos were studied on days …

The CNS toxicity of the insect repellent, diethyltoluamide (DEET), has been documented by
several publications on severely affected adults and children. We report a 4-year-old boy …

Some developmental disorders are preventable by primary prevention, ie by avoiding
exposure to microorganisms or chemicals that cause developmental disorders. This is not only …

Splitting birth defects into dysmorphologically homogeneous groups might improve the ability
to detect a genetic risk factor or teratogenic exposure. With regard to spina bifida, recent …

Teratology Information Services (TIS) are started in different countries in Europe in order to
gather available data on exogenous agents, to evaluate their pertinence to human subjects, …

The first aim of the study was to compare the ability of rat serum, human serum, and a mixture
of human and rat serum (4:1) to support in vitro development of rodent postimplantation …