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Folinic acid reduces cleft lip [CL(P)] in A/WySn mice.
Teratology - 1 Dec 1999
Paros A, Beck S L
Abstract excerpt
The A/WySnBk strain of mice displays 25-35% spontaneous CL(P). Pregnant mice were treated with folinic acid continuously delivered via osmotic minipumps at the rate of 7.6 +/- 0.2 microl/ hr (12 mg/ 24 hr) for the period covering gestation day (gd) 8.5-9.5, early in the critical period for formation of the face. Untreated and osmotic minipump-delivered, saline-treated groups served as controls. Individual fetuses...
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