title: A pediatric perspective on the unique vulnerability and resilience of the embryo and the child to environmental toxicants: the importance of rigorous research concerning age and agent.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Laboratory of Clinical and Environmental Teratology, Wilmington, Delaware 19899, USA. rbrent@nemours.org
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brent
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanski
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weitzman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000187:drug effects; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007239:Infections; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D012307:Risk Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances