Main description:

From a review of an earlier volume: 'Both the experimental and the human aspects of teratology are presented in this comprehensive text by a stellar group of internationally recognized scientists and clinicians....A valuable resource for those concerned with experimental teratology and risk assessment and those requiring general information about the causes of birth defects. The treatment of these issues is sophisticated, succinct, and logical.'-American Scientist

Contents:

Teratoserendipity (D. Smithells). In Utero Exposure to Carbamazepine: Effects on the Fetus (E. Robert, B. Kallen). Mild Errors of Morphogenesis: One of the Most Controversial Subjects in Dysmorphology (P. Merlob). Marjorie Maxine Nelson, 19091962: An Appreciation (I.W. Monie). Teratogen Information Services: A Novel Opportunity in Clinical Teratology (G. Koren, A. Pastuszak). Recurrent (Habitual) Abortions: Incidence, Etiology and Possible Prevention (A. Ornoy, R. Abir). Prenatal Growth and Postnatal Development (J.A. Low). Walter Landauer: The Man and His Work (H. Clark, L.J. Pierro). Index.