Title: developmental toxicology
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - developmental toxicology
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10600
Status: current

Definition
Study of adverse effects on the developing organism that result from exposure of either parent to an agent or substance prior to conception, of the mother and fetus during prenatal development, and of the child from birth until the time development is completed.

Note
Functional brain development continues past the time of sexual maturation.

Related Terms
- conception: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10550
- fetus: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10718
- prenatal: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11119
- sexual maturation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11215

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 743 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10600/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/10600/xml

Citation: Citation: 'developmental toxicology' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10600
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