Some 50 chemicals have been identified from environmental, occupational, or therapeutic exposure data as being potential developmental toxicants in humans. The toxicity pattern of these chemicals in humans has been characterized and correlated with developmental toxicity end points in laboratory animal models in order to determine the relevance and predictiveness of the results of testing in animals in extrapolation to human data. In general, animal developmental toxicity data closely paralleled human outcomes, and while humans in most cases were more sensitive than animals, the data support the concept that, imperfections aside, studies in animals serve a vital role in the hazard identification process.
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