title: A hitchhiker's guide to the older literature of descriptive teratology.
abstract: Though relatively neglected in the age of molecular biology, the older literature of teratology includes superb illustrations and descriptions of malformations, and other information of permanent value to science and medicine. Accessing that literature can be challenging, as most is in works that are rare, published in languages other than English, and not available in digital form. This article describes some valuable sources of information concerning the antiquarian literature of descriptive teratology.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Human Anatomy, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, USA. beckwithbrowning@earthlink.net
authors.forename: J Bruce
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Beckwith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D005823:Genetics / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D018600:Teratology / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*