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Title Scientific frontiers in developmental toxicology and risk assessment / Committee on Developmental Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Published Washington, DC : National Academy Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 327 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Developmental Defects and Their Causes -- 3 Current Practices for Assessing Risk for Developmental Defects and Their Limitations -- 4 Mechanisms of Developmental Toxicity -- 5 Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project -- 6 Recent Advances in Developmental Biology -- 7 Using Model Animals to Assess and Understand Developmental Toxicity -- 8 A Multilevel Approach to Improving Risk Assessment for Developmental Toxicity
9 Conclusions and RecommendationsReferences -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Glossary -- Appendix B Database Descriptions -- Appendix C Signaling Pathways -- Appendix D Biographical Information on the Committee on Developmental Toxicology -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-277) and index
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Subject Developmental toxicology.
Abnormalities, Human -- Risk factors
Health risk assessment.
Risk assessment.
Toxicology.
Developmental biology.
Human beings.
Humans
Abnormalities -- genetics
Abnormalities -- etiology
Congenital Abnormalities -- etiology
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
Congenital Abnormalities -- genetics
Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Congenital Abnormalities -- embryology
Health Status Indicators
Toxicology -- methods
Toxicology
Developmental Biology
risk assessment.
toxicology.
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL -- Perinatology & Neonatology.
Toxicology
Risk assessment
Developmental biology
Developmental toxicology
Health risk assessment
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Developmental Toxicology
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Life Sciences
ISBN 0309501768
9780309501767
0309070864
9780309070867