Different embryotoxic effect of vitamin A and B-carotene detected in the chick embryo

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 91-96

  Peterka, M ^a   Peterkova R ^a   Likovsky Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

B carotene; Beta carotene; CHEST; Embryotoxicity; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; ISOTRETINOIN; RETINOL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TERATOGENICITY; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CHICK EMBRYO; TERATOGENS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0030698301     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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