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Teratogenic drugs cause birth defects by damaging the fetus or placenta or umbilical cord; or by causing uterine contractions. Teratogenic drugs can cause birth defects by- Damaging the fetus directly ...

However, overall prevalence of exposure to teratogenic medicines is low. (HealthDay News) — Pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technology (ART) have a higher prevalence of exposure to ...

Although more women than men have pulmonary arterial hypertension, several PAH medications are teratogenic, according to a ...

Background Anticonvulsants have been used to manage psychiatric conditions for over 50 years. It is recognised that some, particularly valproate, carbamazepine and lamotrigine, are human teratogens, ...

Rat embryo culture was initiated on the 10th day of gestation to study embryonic site protein synthesis in normal and pathologic states. Three culture media were employedsrat serum, serum plus ...

The fundamental initial steps in caring for women of reproductive age who are candidates for teratogenic medications include recognition of a medication as a potential teratogen and assessing a ...

DURING a study of the teratogenic effects of heavy metals on mammalian embryos, we have been able to produce severe developmental malformations in golden hamster embryos by the intravenous injection ...

Teratogenic exposures are those that can cause an embryo or fetus to develop abnormally. Several factors determine whether an agent is teratogenic, including the gestational timing of the exposure, as ...

In a recent Birth Defects Research study, United States-based scientists determined that infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the first trimester of ...