developmental neurotoxicity

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Proliferatoin
affected by ionizing radiation, most vulnerable at most active stage
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migration
affected by ethanol and methyl mercury
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Differentiation
affected by nicotine and lead which have adverse affects on nervous system development
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Synaptogenesis
affected by inhibitor of serotonin synthesis (Mazer, 1997) and parathion (Veronesi & Pope, 1990)
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Neurotrophins
affected by aluminium
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myelination
affected by malnutrition (Rice & Barone, 2000) and prenatal exposure to ethanol (Zoeller, 1994)
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Clinical consequences
being small for gestational age (Silva et al, 1984), associated with loq IQ, ethanol, lead and nicotine associated with Iq, attention and executive function deficits
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affected by aluminium

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