Richard Vogel Knihy

Teratology is an interdisciplinary field which is currently undergoing rapid development. Today, the focus of interest is not just on substance use, the effects of noxae, or testing in experimental animals; rather, clinical questions and such that are relevant to practice have priority. Teratology presents new possibilities for prophylactic intervention in the genesis of malformations. It has already become a worthy tradition at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald to regularly conduct symposia. These symposia are an opportunity to take stock of current embryological and teratological research and, not unimportantly, to bring together all who are interested in the field of teratology for an interdisciplinary exchange of opinions. This volume contains the Proceedings of the 10th Teratology Symposium on malformations of the locomotor system, particularly of the head/skull, and on embryofetal alcohol syndrome. In addition, problems of development, growth, and clinical teratology are addressed. The book is well and generously illustrated.

This volume contains papers presented at the 9th Teratology Symposium held in Greifswald in 1995. These comprise a broad spectrum of work, from experimental teratology to behavioural teratology and on to clinical and applied research. We are given an overview of the developments in interdisciplinary researeh in recent years. In addition to the increasing number of special disciplines interested in teratology, the intensified focus on explaning causal relationships in teratogenesis is also evident. More importance is lent to the quality of the applied experimental material and its standard parameters. At the same time, the methodological palette bas been greatly enriched by the inclusion of effective histochemical and immunohistochemical methods, modern visualization procedures, and computer-supported reconstruction techniques. The symposium was dedicated to the prominent embryologist Karl Peter (1870-1955), whose chief research emphasis was on the causal genesis of the palate. Nose, and the corresponding malformations. Consequently, the topics covered by this book emphasize the skull and head.