Fetal hypoxia and hyperglycemia in the formation of phenytoin‐induced cleft lip and maxillary hypoplasia

Abstract Objective Phenytoin exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy increases the risk of maxillary hypoplasia and cleft lip. The etiology of phenytoin embryopathy is unknown. Interestingly, phenytoin is also known to induce hyperglycemia in humans as well as rats. This study uses a rat mo...

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Main Authors: Helen E. Ritchie, Diana Oakes, Emma Farrell, Deena Ababneh, Andrew Howe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Epilepsia Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12352