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Methylmercury and Human Embryonic Development
By: Minai Mandana
| Published: Apr 18, 2016
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an organic form of mercury that can damage the developing brains of human fetuses. Women who consume methylmercury during…
MethylmercuryMercury in the bodyFishes--Mercury contentToxicologyMercury
“A Syndrome of Infantilism, Congenital Webbed Neck, and Cubitus Valgus” (1938), by Henry Hubert Turner
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jul 02, 2024
In 1938, physician Henry Hubert Turner published “A Syndrome of Infantilism, Congenital Webbed Neck, and Cubitus Valgus,” hereafter “A Syndrome of…
Turner SyndromeNoonan SyndromeFemale Pseudo-Turner SyndromeInfantilism, GenitalGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
James G. Wilson's Six Principles of Teratology
By: S. Alexandra Aston
| Published: May 23, 2014
James Graves Wilson's six principles of teratology, published in 1959, guide research on teratogenic agents and their effects on developing organisms…
TeratologyAbnormalities, HumanCongenital AbnormalitiesBirth DefectsCongenital Defects
An Atlas of Fertilization and Karyokinesis of the Ovum (1895), by Edmund Beecher Wilson
By: Kevin M. Gleason
| Published: Apr 20, 2017
Edmund Beecher Wilson in the US published An Atlas of Fertilization and Karyokinesis of the Ovum (hereafter called An Atlas) in 1895. The book…
LiteratureKaryokinesisFertilization (Biology)ConceptionDevelopmental Biology
Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You (2015), by the British Broadcasting Corporation and The Open University
By: Jessica Cartwright
| Published: Nov 21, 2017
In 2015, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) partnered with The Open University to produce the three-part documentary series, Countdown to…
LiteratureConceptionGestationReproductionPhysiology
The Effects of Diethylstilbestrol on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Estrogen plays a key role in the regulation of gene transcription. This is accomplished by its ability to act as a ligand and to bind to specific…
DiethylstilbestrolEstrogenHuman Development
Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Radial Glial Cells
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Oct 20, 2010
Prenatal alcohol (ethanol) exposure can have dramatic effects on the development of the central nervous system (CNS), including morphological…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionCongenital DisordersFetus
The e-Mouse Atlas Project (1992- )
By: Shawn A. Miller
| Published: Jun 11, 2014
The Edinburgh Mouse Atlas, also called the e-Mouse Atlas Project (EMAP), is an online resource comprised of the e-Mouse Atlas (EMA), a detailed…
TechnologyEmbryosDatabases, GeneticdevelopmentGene Expression
The ‘Kangaroo-Method’ for Treating Low Birth Weight Babies in a Developing Country” (1994), by Nils Bergman and Agneta Jürisoo
By: Claire E. Grayson
| Published: May 24, 2018
In the 1994 article “The ‘Kangaroo-Method’ for Treating Low Birth Weight Babies in a Developing Country,” authors Nils Bergman and Agneta Jürisoo…
LiteratureInfant CareMother and infantInfants--Care--AfricaZimbabwe
The Meckel-Serres Conception of Recapitulation
By: Lindsey O'Connell
| Published: Jul 10, 2013
Johann Friedrich Meckel and Antoine Etienne Reynaud Augustin Serres developed in the early 1800s the basic principles of what later became called the…
fetal developmentFetal GrowthBirth DefectsFetus--AbnormalitiesEmbryology