The Agents That Can Produce Central Nervous System Defects During

question 20

Multiple Choice

The agents that can produce central nervous system defects during critical periods of prenatal development are termed:

• A)ageratogens.
• B)teratogens.
• C)dyseratogens.
• D)toxinogens.

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