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DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY TESTING — METHODOLOGY 249Figure 7.12Detailed view of ribs from a term (GD 20) rat fetus.Figure 7.13Detailed view of forepaw and hindpaw skeletal elements from a term (GD 20) rat fetus.view is that teratogenic agents act on susceptible genetic loci or on susceptible developmentalevents. Therefore, the response seen is influenced by the genetic background and will vary byspecies, strain, race (in the case of humans), and individual (the last is more relevant to outbredstrains and/or to genetically heterogeneous populations than to inbred strains).• There is genetic predisposition to certain malformations that characterizes specific species, strains,races, and individuals. Historical control data are indispensable (along with concurrent controls)for determining the designation and occurrence of the present finding(s) in the context of the© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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