Placental Toxicology (Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Placental Toxicology (Handbooks in Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Book Details
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Informa Healthcare; 1 edition (February 24, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849378125
ISBN-13: 978-0849378126.
Book Description
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:oThe art of in vitro perfusion of human placentaoAbuse of alcohol, nicotine, morphine, and cocaine during pregnancy, their placental transfer and fetal growth retardationoPlacental transfer and fetal toxicities of environmental insecticidesoPlacental hormones and fetal well-beingoPlacental transfer of HIV and treatment of pregnant women with anti-HIV drugs.
