Micrencephaly in Rats Caused by Maternal Hyperthermia on Days 13 and 14 of Pregnancy

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 203-209

  HARDING, Antony J ^a   EDWARDS, Marshall J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

birth defects; hyperthermia teratogenesis; micrencephaly; rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643109956     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.1993.tb00527.x     Document Type: Article

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