Pre- and postnatal evaluation of offspring rats exposed to Origanum vulgare essential oil during mating, gestation and lactation

ABSTRACT: Despite the increasing use of oregano ( Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil for therapeutic purposes, pre- and postnatal development of animals offspring exposed to this oil has not yet been evaluated. In line with previous concerns of genotoxicity, in this study adult rats were exposed to...

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Main Authors: Clarissa Boemler Hollenbach, Rafael Stedile, Fabíola Peixoto da Silva Mello, Rafaela Scheer Bing, Patrícia Pisoni da Rosa, Maria Regina Alves Rodrigues, Fernanda Bastos de Mello, Régis Adriel Zanette, João Roberto Braga de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000100552&lng=en&tlng=en