Tag: teratogenic
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What is the difference between teratogenic and embryotoxic?
Embryotoxicity is any morphological or functional alteration caused by chemical or physical agents that interferes with normal growth, homeostasis, development, and differentiation of fetus. Gametogenesis, Fertilization and Early Development – Environmental Contaminants on Embryogenesis, Calivarathan Latchoumycandane, Premendu P. Mathur, in Encyclopedia of Reproduction (Second Edition), 2018 My guess is that “embryotoxin” is a broad umbrella intended to cover all harmful agents, and…
