AW: Fwd: [ RadSafe ] Explanation for Gulf War illness?

[Rainer.Facius at dlr.de]

>>SD:

Okay, this paper says U is teratogenic.  So what? That U has been shown in some cases to be a teratogen in laboratory animals does not automatically make it into a human teratogen, (nor does that make it into a teratogen in any other genus or species of creature).<<

Steve,

 

it had already been pointed out, and this is just another reminder, that teratogenesis by definition refers to effects engendered IN UTERO. If the said paper -which I have not seen- was properly done, then the experimental exposures took place in utero, too. Hence any extrapolation of these findings would strictly be limited to births where the children were in utero in the Gulf War "theater" - of course in addition to the several other qualifications you and others have spelt out.

Best Regards, Rainer

Dr. Rainer Facius
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SD:

         Okay, this paper says U is teratogenic.  So what?  That U has been
shown in some cases to be a teratogen in laboratory animals does not
automatically make it into a human teratogen, (nor does that make it into a
teratogen in any other genus or species of creature).>>>>>

Steven Dapra