Methanol causes posteriorization of cervical vertebrae in mice

Teratology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 138-144

  Connelly, Lynn E ^b   Rogers, John M ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; ALIZARIN RED S; METHANOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

EID: 0030998193     PISSN: 00403709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(199702)55:2<138::aid-tera4>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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