Neural tube defects and herbal medicines containing lead: A possible relationship

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-287

  Singla, Mohit ^a   Sahai, Vaibhav ^b   Grewal, Dilraj S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; LEAD; TERATOGENIC AGENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA REPAIR; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FOLATE METABOLISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENESIS; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LEAD POISONING; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 59249100457     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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