From the Farm to the Lab: How Chicken Embryos Contribute to the Field of Teratology
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Congenital anomalies and its causes, particularly, by external factors are the aim of the field called teratology. The external factors studied by teratology are known as teratogens and can be biological or environmental factors for example, chemicals ...
Gabriela Elis Wachholz +10 more
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A novel low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein protects against environmental teratogens [PDF]
, 2021 Congenital malformations are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, and 2% of all live births have some form of malformation.
Kuka, Timothy Paul
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A Religious Approach to the Role of Mothers in the function of Teratogens [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2013 The role of the motherhood is the most important factor in individual and social life of the human beings. Mother willingly and /or, unwillingly, plays her role in the destination of child via various factors.
Fahimeh Farahmandpour, Reza Firouzi
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Women’s Knowledge and Perception of Teratogens and Their Effect in First Trimester of Pregnancy in Antenatal Care Units of Secondary Health Facilities in Kebbi State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2020 The study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge and perception of teratogens among pregnant women attending antenatal care units in secondary health facility in kebbi state.
Yahaya, Jafar +2 more
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Evaluation of Teratogenic Activity of Antiepileptic Drug Lamotrigine in Mouse Fetuses
Folia Medica, 2019 Background: Use of antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy can be associated with an increased risk of teratogenicity as well as congenital abnormalities. However, there are numerous discrepancies to determine whether lamotrigine, as an antiepileptic drug ...
Mobini Gholam Reza +3 more
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A Review of the Teratogenic Factors Effect on Embryo [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2016 Background & Objectives: Teratology is a branch of embryology science that studies causes, mechanisms and abnormal pattern development. Embryo growth traumatic factors during pregnancy are called teratogens that some teratogens pass the placental barrier
Manzarbanoo Shojaei fard +2 more
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, 2020 Excerpt Environmental teratogens are external agents that can increase the risk for carcinogenesis, malformations, mutagenesis, or deficient growth in an embryo or fetus.
Strong, Ashley R +2 more
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Pharmacy Student Knowledge of Teratogens to Avoid in Pregnancy
, 2010 Class of 2010 AbstractOBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge of third year pharmacy students about the safety of certain medications during pregnancy and to assess their awareness of an important resource available on ...
Esch, Jennifer, Sandoval, Guadalupe
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Risk factors of congenital heart diseases: A hospital-based case-control study in Isfahan, Iran [PDF]
ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2020 BACKGROUND: Improving knowledge towards risk factors for congenital heart disease (CHD) is important because of its high mortality and morbidity and trying for prevention of occurrence of CHD.METHODS: This case-control study was conducted on a total of ...
Alireza Ahmadi +3 more
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Embryonic stem cells: An alternative approach to developmental toxicity testing
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2012 Stem cells in the body have a unique ability to renew themselves and give rise to more specialized cell types having functional commitments. Under specified growth conditions, these cell types remain unspecialized but can be triggered to become specific ...
S Tandon, S Jyoti
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