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Ectopic Pregnancy
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: May 06, 2010
Many difficulties can arise with a pregnancy even after the sperm successfully fertilizes the oocyte. A major problem occurs if the fertilized egg…
Ectopic PregnancyPregnancy, EctopicReproductionHuman Developmentmedicine
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene
By: Kristina Winikates
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene was identified in 1989 by geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui and his research team as the…
Cystic FibrosisReproductionCongenital DisordersHuman Development
The Discovery of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: May 09, 2011
The term Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) was first published in 1973 in an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet. In that article…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Cardiac Development
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Apr 30, 2011
A variety of developmental defects occur as a result of prenatal exposure to alcohol (ethanol) in utero. In humans, those defects are collectively…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Ocular Development
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: May 04, 2011
Maternal consumption of alcohol (ethanol) can result in a range of alcohol-induced developmental defects. In humans, those collective birth defects…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
Developmental Timeline of Alcohol-Induced Birth Defects
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Apr 24, 2011
Maternal consumption of alcohol (ethanol) during pregnancy can result in a continuum of embryonic developmental abnormalities that vary depending on…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development