Scientific frontiers in developmental toxicology and risk assessment / Committee on Developmental Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, [2000], ©2000.

xviii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-277) and index.

Introduction -- Developmental defects and their causes -- Current practices for assessing risk for developmental defects and their limitations -- Mechanisms of developmental toxicity -- Human genetics and the human genome project -- Recent advances in developmental biology -- Using model animals to assess and understand developmental toxicity -- A multilevel approach to improving risk assessment for developmental toxicity -- Conclusions and recommendations.