2022年10月21日 · Cigarette smoking is associated with fetal growth restriction, premature birth and miscarriage.Smoking also affects the fetus’s sensitive lung tissue and brain. Using …

2024年1月9日 · Examples of teratogens —agents that cause birth defects—are more numerous than you may realize. During pregnancy, exposure to certain chemicals, infections, and drugs …

2024年1月10日 · In recent decades, a profound understanding has emerged regarding the potential adverse effects of drugs on fetal physical development when administered to …

2023年7月28日 · Teratogens are drugs, chemicals, or even infections that can cause abnormal fetal development. Learn what teratogens to avoid during pregnancy.

2010年2月17日 · A teratogen is any agent that causes an abnormality following fetal exposure during pregnancy. Teratogens are usually discovered after an increased prevalence of a …

Medical Genetics: Teratogens What is a teratogen? A teratogen (ter-AT-uh-jen) is something that can cause or raise the risk for a birth defect in a baby.

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Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span. It is a sub-discipline in medical genetics which focuses on the classification of congenital …

2022年1月12日 · Prevention of prenatal exposures to teratogenic drugs is a significant clinical and public health concern. With the enactment of the US Food and Drug Administration …

Since the 1960s, drugs have been known to cause teratogenic effects in humans. Such teratogenicity has been postulated to be influenced by genetics. The aim of this review was to …