Teratogenic effects of sulfur Mustard on mice fetuses

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 853-859

  Sanjarmoosavi, Nasrin ^a   Sanjarmoosavi, Naser ^a   Shahsavan, Marziyeh ^b   Hassanzadeh Nazarabadi, Mohammad ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Malformation; Sulfur mustard; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FISHER EXACT TEST; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 84862143544     PISSN: 20083866     EISSN: 20083874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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