Catalog of Teratogenic Agents, 11th ed.QM691 2004-004199 0-8018-7953-1 Catalog of teratogenic agents teratogenic agents (ter´  tjen´ik),n.pl See teratogens. , 11th ed. Shepard, Thomas Shepard, Thomas (1605–49) Protestant clergyman; born in Towcester, England. Educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and ordained in 1627, he was silenced for nonconformity and emigrated to Massachusetts in 1635. H. and Ronald J. Lemire. Johns Hopkins U. Press, [c]2004 510 p. $225.00 This reference presents entries on more than 3,100 agents that can cause birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , including chemicals, drugs, physical factors, gene mutations, and viruses. Approximately 800 of the agents are new to the 11th edition; 150 of these are newly listed agents. The entry on each agent lists human data (when it exists), a brief summary of published work, including species, dose, gestational age ges·ta·tion·al age n. See estimated gestational age. Gestational age The estimated age of a fetus expressed in weeks, calculated from the first day of the last normal menstrual period. at the time of administration, and type of congenital defects produced, followed by a list of references. Both an author and an agent index are provided. Shepard and Lemire are both with the Department of Pediatrics at the U. of Washington in Seattle. |
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