TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Developmental Toxicology A1 - Rogers, John M. A2 - Klaassen, Curtis D. A2 - Watkins III, John B. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, 3e AB - Developmental toxicology encompasses the study of pharmacokinetics, mechanisms, pathogenesis, and outcomes following exposure to agents or conditions leading to abnormal development.Developmental toxicology includes teratology, or the study of structural birth defects.Gametogenesis is the process of forming the haploid germ cells: the egg and the sperm.Organogenesis is the period during which most bodily structures are established. This period of heightened susceptibility to malformations extends from the third to the eighth week of gestation in humans. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/12/04 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1113949751 ER -