Animal models of neural tube defects

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 254-263

  Juriloff, D M ^a   Harris, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Exencephaly; Model; Mouse; Neural tube; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

RETINOID; TERATOGENIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ANENCEPHALUS; ANIMAL MODEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXENCEPHALY; FOREBRAIN; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; MESENCEPHALON; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINA BIFIDA; WAARDENBURG SYNDROME;

EID: 0032438006     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1998)4:4<254::AID-MRDD4>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Review

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