Embryos, genes, and birth defects

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferretti, Patrizia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley , c2006
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The relationship between genotype and phenotype : some basic concepts
  • 2. Uses of databases in dysmorphology
  • 3. Human cytogenetics
  • 4. Identification and analysis of genes involved in congenital malformation syndromes
  • 5. Transgenic technology and its role in understanding normal and abnormal mammalian development
  • 6. Chemical teratogens : hazards, tools, and clues
  • 7. The limbs
  • 8. Brain and spinal cord
  • 9. Birth defects affecting the eye
  • 10. The ear
  • 11. Development of the enteric nervous system in relation to Hirschsprung's Disease
  • 12. The head
  • 13. The heart
  • 14. The skin
  • 15. The vertebral column
  • 16. The kidney
  • 17. The teeth