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A review of advances in prescreening for teratogenic hazards

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Progress in Drug Research

Part of the book series: Progress in Drug Research ((PDR,volume 29))

Abstract

During the past several years there has been a marked increase of interest in, and attention to, reproductive and developmental toxicology. Knowledge that reproductive capacity and embryonic development can be altered by environmental and other factors is not new though it has expanded considerably, perhaps due in part to increased public awareness and expanded research efforts. Coupled with this awareness is the fact that women are entering the workplace at an increasing rate and in a wider variety of settings. In contemporary society the fact of pregnancy does not necessarily preclude gainful employment any more than it has ever precluded the considerable work of the homemaker. Taken together, these factors tend to focus attention on considerations of reproductive effects. All parties are aware that both the primary and secondary organs of reproduction maybe vulnerable to the toxic action of specific agents just as may any other organ or organ system.

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