Developmental Neurotoxicity Induced by Therapeutic and Illicit Drugs
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Developmental neurotoxicity induced by therapeutic and illicit drugs.
The developmental neurotoxicity of phenytoin, isotretinoin, and methamphetamine has been reviewed to illustrate effects from both therapeutic and illicit drugs to which people are exposed and which either induce or show the potential for inducing learning disabilities following in utero exposure. In each case both human and experimental animal data are presented and compared where possible. The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0091-6765
DOI: 10.2307/3431832