Scientific frontiers in developmental toxicology and risk assessment [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Developmental Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.3/2
• Soggetto topico: Developmental toxicology; Abnormalities, Human - Risk factors; Health risk assessment
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Developmental Defects and Their Causes""; ""3 Current Practices for Assessing Risk for Developmental Defects and Their Limitations""; ""4 Mechanisms of Developmental Toxicity""; ""5 Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project""; ""6 Recent Advances in Developmental Biology""; ""7 Using Model Animals to Assess and Understand Developmental Toxicity""; ""8 A Multilevel Approach to Improving Risk Assessment for Developmental Toxicity"" ; ""9 Conclusions and Recommendations""""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Glossary""; ""Appendix B Database Descriptions""; ""Appendix C Signaling Pathways""; ""Appendix D Biographical Information on the Committee on Developmental Toxicology""; ""Index""
• Titolo autorizzato: Scientific frontiers in developmental toxicology and risk assessment
• ISBN: 0-309-50176-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456350803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II