Issues and Reviews in Teratology

1 Story of a Teratologist.- 1. Early Years.- 2. After the War.- 3. New York Incidents.- 4. Cincinnati in the 1930s.- 5. Becoming a Teratologist.- 6. Mental Retardation.- 7. Unusual Children.- 8. A Side Issue—Acrodynia.- 9. An Unwelcome Episode—Illness.- 10. The Book.- 11. Hobbies.- 12. Reading.- 13. A Geographical Adventure—Israel.- 14. Attempts at Applied Teratology—The National Foundation.- 15. Study Section.- 16. Terathanasia—An Idea.- 17. Thalidomide.- 18. Co-workers.- 19. Patient-Doctor Relations.- 20. My Physicians.- 21. Retiring.- References.- 2 One Hundred Years of Human Embryology.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Early Studies.- 3. The His Era.- 4. The Era of Monographs.- 5. The Carnegie Era.- 6. The Recent Period.- 7. The Future.- 8. Summary and Conclusion.- References.- 3 Collection and Scientific Use of Human Embryonic and Fetal Material: 25 Years of Experience.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Methods.- 3. Results.- 4. Projects by Scientists Supplied Material.- 5. Discussion.- 6. Summary.- References.- 4 Liability to Cleft Lip and Palate: Interpreting the Human Data.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Classification.- 3. Genetic Studies.- 4. Investigations Seeking Environmental Influences on Liability.- 5. Investigations Seeking Indicators of Liability Variation.- 6. Interpreting the Human Data.- References.- 5 The Relation between Alcohol Consumption and Pregnancy Outcome in Humans: A Critique.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Pregnancy Outcome in Alcoholic Women.- 3. Pregnancy Outcome and Moderate Drinking.- 4. Conclusions.- References.- 6 Experimental Teratology of Ethanol.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Prenatal and Perinatal Mortality.- 3. Teratogenicity.- 4. Intrauterine Growth Retardation.- 5. Dosage Requirements.- 6. Assessment of Animal Studies.- 7. Proximate Teratogen: Ethanol orAcetaldehyde.- 8. Mechanism of Action of Ethanol.- 9. Conclusions.- References.- 7 Animal Models for Diabetes-Induced Embryopathies.- 1. Introduction.- 2. In Vivo Models.- 3. In Vitro Models.- 4. Summary.- References.- 8 The Developmental Toxicology of Caffein.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Consumption and Use of Caffeine-Containing Foods and Beverages.- 3. Chemistry of the Methylxanthines.- 4. Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics.- 5. Animal Studies.- 6. Epidemiology of Caffeine-Associated Reproductive Toxicity and Teratogenicity.- 7. Risk Assessment.- 8 References.