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TERATOGENO [1 record]

Record 1 2018-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pregnancy
DEF

Any agent that brings about teratogenesis, such as a virus, medication, or radiation that can cause maldevelopment of the embryo in the first trimester of pregnancy.

OBS

TER: abbreviation used on material safety data sheets.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pharmacodynamie
  • Grossesse
DEF

Agents mécaniques, chimiques, physiques ou microbiens qui, appliqués à l'œuf ou à l'embryon en cours de développement, déterminent des formes monstrueuses.

CONT

L'affaire de la thalidomide, cet hypnotique responsable de graves anomalies de l'embryogenèse des membres chez les embryons exposés à cette substance du 23e au 40e jours de la gestation illustre bien [...] les conséquences redoutables qui peuvent résulter de l'absorption de tels agents tératogènes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Farmacodinámica
  • Embarazo
DEF

Agente que induce o produce defectos en el embrión en desarrollo.

CONT

Algunos agentes ambientales son capaces de cruzar la barrera placentaria e interrelacionarse con los tejidos del embrión o feto en formación, originando alteraciones estructurales, bioquímicas o funcionales, que se traducen en malformaciones congénitas y/o retraso psicomotor. A estos agentes capaces de modificar el desarrollo intrauterino se les conoce como teratógenos.

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