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Reproductive Toxicology Official Journal of the European Teratology Society Aims and Scope: Drawing from a large number of disciplines, Reproductive Toxicology publishes timely, original research on the influence of chemical and physical agents on reproduction. Written by and for obstetricians, pediatricians, embryologists, teratologists, geneticists, toxicologists, andrologists, and others interested in detecting potential reproductive hazards, the journal is a forum for communication among researchers and practitioners. Articles focus on the application of in vitro, animal and clinical research to the practice of clinical medicine. All aspects of reproduction will be within the scope of Reproductive Toxicology, including the formation and maturation of male and female gametes, sexual function, the events surrounding the fusion of gametes and the development of the fertilized ovum, nourishment and transport of the conceptus within the genital tract, implantation, embryogenesis, intrauterine growth, placentation and placental function, parturition, lactation and neonatal survival. Adverse reproductive effects in males will be considered as significant as adverse effects occurring in females. To provide a balanced presentation of approaches, equal emphasis will be given to clinical and animal or in vitro work. Typical end points that will be studied by contributors include infertility, sexual dysfunction, spontaneous abortion, malformations, abnormal histogenesis, stillbirth, intrauterine growth retardation, prematurity, behavioral abnormalities, and perinatal mortality.
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Thomas B. Knudsen, Ph.D., University of Louisville, Birth Defects Center, Room 301, 501 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202, U.S.A. Tel.: (+1) (502) 852 7507 or -4128; Fax: (+1) (502) 852 4702; E-mail: [email protected] Associate Editors Dr. Nigel Brown, Medical Research Council Laboratories, EETU, St. George’s Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 ORE, U.K. Dr. W.S. Webster, Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia Founding Editor Dr. Anthony R. Scialli, Principal Scientist, Sciences International, Inc., 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314–2808, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] Barbara Abbott (U.S.A.) Elisabetta Baldi (Italy) John Bannigan (Ireland) Judy Buelke-Sam (U.S.A.) Jochen Buschmann (Germany) Edward W. Carney (U.S.A.) Robert L. Clark (U.S.A.) Maurizio Clementi (Italy) Audrey Cummings (U.S.A.) M. Elmazar (Egypt) Warren G. Foster (Canada) Elaine Z. Francis (U.S.A.) Erminio Giavini (Italy) Barbara F. Hales (Canada) Ulla Hass (Denmark) Kok Wah Hew (U.S.A.)
Editorial Board Alireza Hossaini (Denmark) John F. Jarrell (Canada) Debra Kennedy (Australia) Carole A. Kimmel (U.S.A.) Gary R. Klinefelter (U.S.A.) Devendra M. Kochhar (U.S.A.) Sabine Kudicke (Germany) Christopher Lau (U.S.A.) Alberto Mantovani (Italy) Eve Mylchreest (U.S.A.) Heinz Nau (Germany) Asher Ornoy (Israel) Francisco Jose Roma Paumgartten (Brasil) Aldert Piersma (The Netherlands) Jacqui Piner (U.K.)
Stephanie Plassmann (Germany) Janine E. Polifka (U.S.A.) Gail Prins (U.S.A.) William F. Rayburn (U.S.A.) Helen Ritchie (Australia) Anne Marie Saillenfait (France) Makoto Shibutani (Japan) William Slikker (U.S.A.) Mary Alice Smith (U.S.A.) William J. Swartz (U.S.A.) Vladimir Toder (Israel) Ken Twomey (U.K.) Beate Ulbrich (Germany) Michiko Yamanaka (Japan) Barry R. Zirkin (U.S.A.)
Visit our Website at: www.elsevier.com/locate/reprotox Indexed in: Bibliography of Reproduction, BIOSIS Database, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences®, Current Contents/Life Sciences, Reproductive Research, Science Citation Index®, SciSearch®, Biomedical databases Advertising information: Advertising orders and enquiries can be sent to: USA, Canada and South America: Mr Tino DeCarlo, The Advertising Department, Elsevier Inc., 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA; phone: (+1) (212) 633 3815; fax: (+1) (212) 633 3820; e-mail: [email protected]. Europe and ROW: Katrina Barton, Print Operation Co-ordinator, Elsevier, 84 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8RR; Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7611 4117; Fax: +44 (0) 20 7611 4463; mail to: [email protected] Manuscripts should be submitted to: http://ees.elsevier.com/rtx Language Editing: International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing can provide English language and copyediting services to authors who want to publish in scientific, technical and medical journals and need assistance before they submit their article or before it is accepted for publication. Authors can contact these services directly: International Science Editing (http://www.internationalscienceediting.com) and Asia Science Editing (http://www.asiascienceediting.com) or, for more information about language editing services, please contact [email protected] who will be happy to deal with any questions. Please note Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or in any advertising. For more information please refer to our terms & conditions (http://authors. elsevier.com/terms_and_conditions.html). No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher or the Society for statements made in the Journal or consequences arising from such statements, and no responsibility is assumed by the Publisher or the Society for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, dosages or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, independent verification should be made of diagnosis and drug dosages, and of medical equipment and medical supplies. The Publisher recommends that consultation also be made with the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) and drug package literature. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Reproductive Toxicology Official Journal of the European Teratology Society Aims and Scope: Drawing from a large number of disciplines, Reproductive Toxicology publishes timely, original research on the influence of chemical and physical agents on reproduction. Written by and for obstetricians, pediatricians, embryologists, teratologists, geneticists, toxicologists, andrologists, and others interested in detecting potential reproductive hazards, the journal is a forum for communication among researchers and practitioners. Articles focus on the application of in vitro, animal and clinical research to the practice of clinical medicine. All aspects of reproduction will be within the scope of Reproductive Toxicology, including the formation and maturation of male and female gametes, sexual function, the events surrounding the fusion of gametes and the development of the fertilized ovum, nourishment and transport of the conceptus within the genital tract, implantation, embryogenesis, intrauterine growth, placentation and placental function, parturition, lactation and neonatal survival. Adverse reproductive effects in males will be considered as significant as adverse effects occurring in females. To provide a balanced presentation of approaches, equal emphasis will be given to clinical and animal or in vitro work. Typical end points that will be studied by contributors include infertility, sexual dysfunction, spontaneous abortion, malformations, abnormal histogenesis, stillbirth, intrauterine growth retardation, prematurity, behavioral abnormalities, and perinatal mortality.
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Thomas B. Knudsen, Ph.D., University of Louisville, Birth Defects Center, Room 301, 501 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202, U.S.A. Tel.: (+1) (502) 852 7507 or -4128; Fax: (+1) (502) 852 4702; E-mail: [email protected] Associate Editors Dr. Nigel Brown, Medical Research Council Laboratories, EETU, St. George’s Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 ORE, U.K. Dr. W.S. Webster, Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia Founding Editor Dr. Anthony R. Scialli, Principal Scientist, Sciences International, Inc., 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314–2808, U.S.A. E-mail: [email protected] Barbara Abbott (U.S.A.) Elisabetta Baldi (Italy) John Bannigan (Ireland) Judy Buelke-Sam (U.S.A.) Jochen Buschmann (Germany) Edward W. Carney (U.S.A.) Robert L. Clark (U.S.A.) Maurizio Clementi (Italy) Audrey Cummings (U.S.A.) M. Elmazar (Egypt) Warren G. Foster (Canada) Elaine Z. Francis (U.S.A.) Erminio Giavini (Italy) Barbara F. Hales (Canada) Ulla Hass (Denmark) Kok Wah Hew (U.S.A.)
Editorial Board Alireza Hossaini (Denmark) John F. Jarrell (Canada) Debra Kennedy (Australia) Carole A. Kimmel (U.S.A.) Gary R. Klinefelter (U.S.A.) Devendra M. Kochhar (U.S.A.) Sabine Kudicke (Germany) Christopher Lau (U.S.A.) Alberto Mantovani (Italy) Eve Mylchreest (U.S.A.) Heinz Nau (Germany) Asher Ornoy (Israel) Francisco Jose Roma Paumgartten (Brasil) Aldert Piersma (The Netherlands) Jacqui Piner (U.K.)
Stephanie Plassmann (Germany) Janine E. Polifka (U.S.A.) Gail Prins (U.S.A.) William F. Rayburn (U.S.A.) Helen Ritchie (Australia) Anne Marie Saillenfait (France) Makoto Shibutani (Japan) William Slikker (U.S.A.) Mary Alice Smith (U.S.A.) William J. Swartz (U.S.A.) Vladimir Toder (Israel) Ken Twomey (U.K.) Beate Ulbrich (Germany) Michiko Yamanaka (Japan) Barry R. Zirkin (U.S.A.)
Visit our Website at: www.elsevier.com/locate/reprotox Indexed in: Bibliography of Reproduction, BIOSIS Database, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences®, Current Contents/Life Sciences, Reproductive Research, Science Citation Index®, SciSearch®, Biomedical databases Advertising information: Advertising orders and enquiries can be sent to: USA, Canada and South America: Mr Tino DeCarlo, The Advertising Department, Elsevier Inc., 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA; phone: (+1) (212) 633 3815; fax: (+1) (212) 633 3820; e-mail: [email protected]. Europe and ROW: Katrina Barton, Print Operation Co-ordinator, Elsevier, 84 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8RR; Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7611 4117; Fax: +44 (0) 20 7611 4463; mail to: [email protected] Manuscripts should be submitted to: http://ees.elsevier.com/rtx Language Editing: International Science Editing and Asia Science Editing can provide English language and copyediting services to authors who want to publish in scientific, technical and medical journals and need assistance before they submit their article or before it is accepted for publication. Authors can contact these services directly: International Science Editing (http://www.internationalscienceediting.com) and Asia Science Editing (http://www.asiascienceediting.com) or, for more information about language editing services, please contact [email protected] who will be happy to deal with any questions. Please note Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or in any advertising. For more information please refer to our terms & conditions (http://authors. elsevier.com/terms_and_conditions.html). No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher or the Society for statements made in the Journal or consequences arising from such statements, and no responsibility is assumed by the Publisher or the Society for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of product liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, dosages or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, independent verification should be made of diagnosis and drug dosages, and of medical equipment and medical supplies. The Publisher recommends that consultation also be made with the Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR) and drug package literature. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
USA mailing notice: Reproductive Toxicology (ISSN 0890-6238) is published bi-monthly and monthly by Elsevier Inc. (P.O. Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands). Annual subscription price in the USA US$ 1,397 (valid in North, Central and South America), including air speed delivery. Application to mail at periodical postage rate is pending at Jamaica, NY 11431. USA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Reproductive Toxicology, Elsevier, 6277 Sea Harbour Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. AIRFREIGHT AND MAILING in the USA by Publications Expediting Inc., 200 Meacham Avenue, Elmont, NY 11003. Author enquiries:
Publication information: Reproductive Toxicology (ISSN 0890-6238). For 2006, volumes 21–22 are scheduled for publication. Subscription prices are available upon request from the Publisher or from the Regional Sales Office nearest you or from this journal’s website (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ reprotox). Further information is available on this journal and other Elsevier products through Elsevier’s website: (http://www.elsevier.com). Subscriptions are accepted on a prepaid basis only and are entered on a calendar year basis. Issues are sent by standard mail (surface within Europe, all delivery outside Europe). Priority rates are available upon request. Claims for missing issues should be made within six months of the date of dispatch.
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