商品簡介
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
