Comparative embryolethality and teratogenicity of the all-trans isomers of retinoic acid, 3,4-didehydroretinyl acetate, and retinyl acetate in pregnant rats

Teratology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-244

  Duitsman, Pamela K ^a   Olson, James A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIDEHYDRORETINYL ACETATE; DEHYDRORETINOL; RETINOIC ACID; RETINOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; RETINOL ACETATE; TERATOGENIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG POTENCY; EMBRYO DEATH; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS LIVER; ISOMER; LIVER WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TERATOGENICITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029756596     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199604)53:4<237::aid-tera6>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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