More than genes : what science can tell us about toxic chemicals, development, and the risk to our c...
More than genes : what science can tell us about toxic chemicals, development, and the risk to our c...
More than genes : what science can tell us about toxic chemicals, development, and the risk to our children / Dan Agin.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010, [i.e. 2009].
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N618.24/86
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 402 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
The richness of our ignorance -- Pollution babies -- From one cell to a hundred trillion -- The fetal brain -- Life in utero : shaping or destruction? -- The endless fetal hangover -- Unborn days and sexuality -- Developmental brain disabilities -- Genes, the womb, and mental illness -- Much ado abo...
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010, [i.e. 2009].
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2010, [i.e. 2009].
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Embryonic and Fetal Development--drug effects
- Embryonic and Fetal Development--genetics
- Maternal Exposure--adverse effects
- Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects--chemically induced
- Prenatal Injuries--chemically induced
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Summary
"Agin argues, as well, that differences in IQ among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups are far more attributable to higher levels of stress and chemical toxicity in inner cities - which seep into the prenatal environment and compromise the health of the fetus - than to genetic inheritance. The good news is that the prenatal environment is mal...
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More than genes : what science can tell us about toxic chemicals, development, and the risk to our children / Dan Agin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2010, [i.e. 2009].
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N618.24/86
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74VvV8Qjg7zd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvV8Qjg7zd
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ISBN
0195381505 (alk. paper)
9780195381504 (alk. paper)
DDC
618.24
MMS ID
991010143249702626
