Maternal Folic Acid Deficiency Is Associated to Developing Nasal and Palate Malformations in Mice

Maternal Folic Acid Deficiency Is Associated to Developing Nasal and Palate Malformations in Mice

Craniofacial development requires extremely fine-tuned developmental coordination of multiple specialized tissues. It has been evidenced that a folate deficiency (vitamin B<sub>9</sub>), or its synthetic form, folic acid (FA), in maternal diet could trigger multiple craniofacial malforma...

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Main Authors: Estela Maldonado, Elena Martínez-Sanz, Teresa Partearroyo, Gregorio Varela-Moreiras, Juliana Pérez-Miguelsanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
nasal region
palate
congenital abnormalities
maternal folic acid-deficient diet
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/251

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