Teratogen update: Gestational effects of maternal hyperthermia due to febrile illnesses and resultant patterns of defects in humans

Teratology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 209-221

  Graham Jr , John M ^a,e   Edwards, Matthew J ^b,c   Edwards, Marshall J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Hunter Genetics   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEVER; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MATERNAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES; ANIMALS; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0031742344     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9926(199811)58:5<209::AID-TERA8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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