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Teratogeny
Teratogeny Ter`a*tog"e*ny, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster + the root of ? to be born.] (Med.) The formation of monsters.

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- congenital abnormalities in dysmorphology caused by teratogens and also in pharmacology and toxicology. Teratogens are substances that may cause non-heritable...
- Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substance Inventory as an experimental teratogen. The name is from Latin salix for willow tree, from which it was initially...
- Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant, one of the tactical uses of Rainbow Herbicides. It was used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal...
- Substances whose toxicity can cause congenital disorders are called teratogens, and include certain pharmaceutical and recreational drugs in pregnancy...
- DNA intercalators may be carcinogens, and in the case of thalidomide, a teratogen. Others such as benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide and aflatoxin form DNA adducts...
- effect against a disease (such as drugs) or may be detrimental (such as teratogens and carcinogens). The upper molecular-weight limit for a small molecule...
- each person with AS. A few ASD cases have been linked to exposure to teratogens (agents that cause birth defects) during the first eight w****s from conception...
- television personality Sherri Finkbine's was exposed to thalidomide, a teratogen, in her fifth month of pregnancy. Unable to obtain a legal abortion in...
- doi:10.1093/ije/28.5.941. PMID 10597995. Castronovo, Frank P. (1999). "Teratogen update: Radiation and chernobyl". Teratology. 60 (2): 100–106. doi:10...
- Cocaine (from French cocaïne, from Spanish coca, ultimately from Quechua kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant...