Synopsis
The most comprehensive one-volume guide of its kind, this standard reference work has been newly revised and expanded to present information on teratogenic agents in a ready-reference format. The tenth edition includes nearly 400 newly listed agents, approximately half of which are developmental genes that cause syndromes or congenital defects. It also reviews recent literature on clinical and experimental teratology, including important Japanese literature not easily available to researchers.
This latest edition of The Catalog of Teratogenic Agents emphasizes human data and covers pharmaceuticals, chemicals, environmental pollutants, food additives, household products, and viruses. A special effort has been made to obtain as much information as possible on drugs and other agents to which pregnant women may be exposed. Substances are listed alphabetically, and each entry briefly summarizes research procedures and results. As in previous editions, a complete list of references is included for each agent.
AUTHOR BIO:
Thomas H. Shepard, M.D., is a professor emeritis of pediatrics and former head of the Central Laboratory for Human Embryology at the University of Washington.
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
A useful and exhaustive key to the literature.