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  2. Environmental toxicants and fetal development - Wikipedia

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    Environmental toxicants and fetal development is the impact of different toxic substances from the environment on the development of the fetus. This article deals with potential adverse effects of environmental toxicants on the prenatal development of both the embryo or fetus, as well as pregnancy complications .

  3. Developmental toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Developmental toxicity is any developmental malformation that is caused by the toxicity of a chemical or pathogen. It is the structural or functional alteration, reversible or irreversible, which interferes with homeostasis , normal growth , differentiation , development or behavior.

  4. Toxic abortion - Wikipedia

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    Toxic abortion is a medical phenomenon of spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth caused by toxins in the environment of the mother during pregnancy, especially as caused by toxic environmental pollutants, though sometimes reported as caused by naturally occurring plant toxins [1] [2]

  5. Harvard Research: Toxic stress of poverty can impact fetal ...

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    Scientific evidence shows that the toxic stresses of poverty can affect the brains of babies in the womb — but also that they can be reversed with some radical shifts to our approach to prenatal ...

  6. Teratology - Wikipedia

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    The related term developmental toxicity includes all manifestations of abnormal development that are caused by environmental insult. [3] The extent to which teratogens will impact an embryo is dependent on several factors, such as how long the embryo has been exposed, the stage of development the embryo was in when exposed, the genetic makeup ...

  7. Reproductive toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Reproductive toxicity refers to the potential risk from a given chemical, physical or biologic agent to adversely affect both male and female fertility as well as offspring development. [1] Reproductive toxicants may adversely affect sexual function, ovarian failure, fertility as well as causing developmental toxicity in the offspring.

  8. Prenatal development - Wikipedia

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    All major structures are formed by this time, but they continue to grow and develop. Because the precursors of the organs are now formed, the fetus is not as sensitive to damage from environmental exposure as the embryo was. Instead, toxic exposure often causes physiological abnormalities or minor congenital malformation.

  9. Walmart, other US retailers import fewer Christmas goods ...

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    D.A. Davidson analyst Linda Bolton Weiser said the consumer environment this year is "far from robust" and that Walmart's average price point for toys is at $40.16 this season, 10% lower than last ...