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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.
- Date
- [2000], ©2000
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Washington, DC : National Academy Press, [2000], ©2000.
Physical description
xviii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-277) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Developmental defects and their causes -- Current practices for assessing risk for developmental defects and their limitations -- Mechanisms of developmental toxicity -- Human genetics and the human genome project -- Recent advances in developmental biology -- Using model animals to assess and understand developmental toxicity -- A multilevel approach to improving risk assessment for developmental toxicity -- Conclusions and recommendations.
Languages
- English
Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionQS679 2000S41Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 0309070864