Placental Toxicology

Placental Toxicology - Pharmacology and Toxicology

Hardback (24 Feb 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Placental Toxicology examines placental transfer and toxicology of drugs and environmental agents to placenta, as well as to fetus. For the first time in a single volume, placental and fetal consequences of exposure of pregnant women to drugs, environmental chemicals, and infections, such as HIV, are discussed. Topics include:

  • The art of in vitro perfusion of human placenta
  • Abuse of alcohol, nicotine, morphine, and cocaine during pregnancy, their placental transfer and fetal growth retardation
  • Placental transfer and fetal toxicities of environmental insecticides
  • Placental hormones and fetal well-being
  • Placental transfer of HIV and treatment of pregnant women with anti-HIV drugs
  • Book information

    ISBN: 9780849378126
    Publisher: CRC Press
    Imprint: CRC Press
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 618.34
    DEWEY edition: 20
    Language: English
    Number of pages: 290
    Weight: 750g
    Height: 254mm
    Width: 178mm
    Spine width: 23mm