Teratogenic effects of chronic ingestion of high levels of vitamin A in cats

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 42-51

  Freytag, T L ^a   Liu, S M ^a   Rogers, Q R ^a   Morris, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOID; RETINOL; TERATOGENIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GERMFREE ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZATION;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETINOIDS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TERATOGENS; VITAMIN A;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0242418194     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0396.2003.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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