Ask a question from expert
Assignment on Toxicology - General Toxicity Developmental Toxicity
6 Pages824 Words102 Views
Added on 2020-04-15
Assignment on Toxicology - General Toxicity Developmental Toxicity
Added on 2020-04-15
BookmarkShareRelated Documents
Running head: GENERAL TOXICITY DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITYName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
1GENERAL TOXICITYTable of ContentsIntroduction..........................................................................................................................3Development disorder and relation to time.........................................................................3Changes occur in different gestational stages......................................................................4Changes of these developmental anomalies in health complications..................................4References............................................................................................................................6
2GENERAL TOXICITYIntroduction Developmental toxicity is functional or structural alteration that interferes with thedevelopment, differentiation, growth and homeostasis of the fetus or the embryo. Thisdevelopmental effect can be reversible or irreversible and can cause developmental alterations inthe offspring. Several factors can cause these alterations such as environmental factors, toxoids,chemicals, drug and so on. This toxicity are divided in two groups namely in early pregnancyand second while development of different organs of the fetus. Developmental complications inearly pregnancy lead to abortion whereas in the later stage it causes congenital defects ofstructure and functions of the organs (Hood, 2016). This assignment is going to talk about such developmental problems with focus on theneed of time for the symptoms to show. Further, the changes that occur in different stages ofembryonic development will be discussed. Finally, the stages of these changes to originateanomalies in the structure of the fetus will be discussed. Development disorder and relation to timeToxicants that affect the fetus during prenatal stage can be of different types,environmental, chemical or drug related. However, maximum of the developmental anomaliesare related to the environmental factors. Developmental disorders are mostly congenital relatedand occurs during uterine development. The rate of such anomalies is very less and this isbecause of the strong immune support from the mother. However, due to long-term and continualexposure, the fetus comes into the contact of the teratogenic toxins that leads to alter thephysiological morphology of the fetus.
End of preview
Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.
Related Documents
Tooth developmental disorder - Cleft Palatelg...
|4
|852
|381