Reproductive toxicology and teratology of abused toluene

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-200

  Hannigan, John H ^a   Bowen, Scott E ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal solvent syndrome; Inhalant abuse; Pregnancy; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC SOLVENT; TOLUENE;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; DRUG ABUSE; FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK FACTOR; TERATOLOGY; TOXICOLOGY;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TERATOGENS; TOLUENE;

EID: 77950817187     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396360903377195     Document Type: Review

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