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Preaxial polydactyly following early gestational exposure to the smoothened agonist, SAG, in C57BL/6J mice.
Birth defects research - 20 Jan 2017
Fish Eric W, Parnell Scott E, Sulik Kathleen K, Baker Lorinda K, Murdaugh Laura B, Lamson David, Williams Kevin P
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BACKGROUND: While pharmacological activation of the Hedgehog (HH) signaling pathway may have therapeutic benefits for developmental and adult diseases, its teratogenic potential is of concern. The membrane molecule Smoothened (SMO) transduces HH signaling and can be acutely modulated by antagonists and agonists. The objective of the current experiments was to determine how maternal treatment with the Smo agonist,...
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