Evidence for behavioral teratogenicity in humans

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• Personal Author:
  Nelson BK
• Description:
  A brief review was presented of accumulated evidence that prenatal exposure to a number of chemical agents produced behavioral disorders in human beings. Topics included: the incidence of mental retardation, developmental disabilities, psychological disorders, learning disabilities, and birth defects; behavioral disfunctions; established, probable and suspected human behavioral teratogens; testing of new drugs; and exposure of pregnant women to environmental and industrial chemicals. Although many drugs and environmental and industrial agents have been shown to produce behavioral teratogenicity in humans, the etiology of the vast majority of human developmental disorders has been unknown. The author concludes that the existence of childhood disorders and dysfunctions, accompanied by a lack of knowledge concerning the etiology of these disorders, demonstrates the need for additional research in the field of developmental neurotoxicology. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Infant, Newborn Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Teratogenesis Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Behavioral Teratology Behavioral Disorders Brain-damage Children Developmental-disorders Developmental Neurotoxicology Developmental Toxicology Embryotoxicity Environmental-pollution Hyperactivity Mental Retardation Neonates Nervous-system-disorders Neurotoxicology NIOSH-Author Pregnancy Reproductive-hazards Reproductive-system-disorders Reproductive Toxicology Teratology

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• ISSN:
  0260-437X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  33-37
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197799
• Citation:
  J Appl Toxicol 1991 Feb; 11(1):33-37
• Contact Point Address:
  B. K. Nelson, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, NIOSH C-24. 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Toxicology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0827720e38681c8015d426f21c0ef713f094e96ef1c043c0519cc1bd021bb3093d230ac575d2a74e5b43425c06738a949c7e44767e33c408c9a92174e5d9e65b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204709/cdc_204709_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 514.71 KB ]