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
- ISBN10 0849378125
- ISBN13 9780849378126
- Publish Date 24 February 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint CRC Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English