Basic Sciences, Administration & Management, Biology & Life Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Biology
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Overview
A reference text which examines all of the known risks and benefits of retinoids - synthetic and natural derivations of Vitamin A. This study compares them with other teratogenic drugs, and discusses their clinical uses, and the diseases which they are prescribed to treat.
This book contains black-and-white illustrations.
Editorials
Booknews
Vitamin A, its derivatives, and synthetic analogues, are used to treat a wide range of conditions, from acne to cancer. Unfortunately, at therapeutic levels of dosage, many of them are (like thalidomide) teratogenic; their use entails risks of birth defects, especially during the early stages of unplanned, undiscovered pregnancy. Professionals from a number of medical fields discuss the risks and the benefits of using the drugs. The discussion, addressed to clinicians, ethicists, and basic scientists, may become more pertinent as new, highly effective drugs are also proved to be teratogenic. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
November 12, 1992
Publisher
New York : M. Dekker, c1993.
Pages
296
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780824787783