Toxicity and teratogenicity evaluation of fenproporex in mice fetuses descending from parents that were exposed to this drug during intrauterine life <br> Avaliação da toxicidade e da teratogenicidade do femproporex em fetos de camundongos provenientes de pais expostos à droga durante a vida intra-uterina

Fenproporex is an anorectic drug that is transformed into amphetamine in the organism. The use of amphetaminic compounds during pregnancy increases the risk of exencephaly, cleft palate and cardiac malformations. The aim of this study was to evaluate embryo-fetal development, embryotoxicity and poss...

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Main Authors: Camila Queiroz Moreira, Maria José Sparça Salles de Faria, Carolina Campos Lima Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2007-10-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/3470