Evidence for teratogenicity of thalidomide using congenic and recombinant inbred rat strains.

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Teratogenic properties of thalidomide were tested in two systems of laboratory rat strains carrying the mutant lx allele that determines the polydactyly-luxate syndrome. In agreement with our previous experiments, we have confirmed that the response of foetuses basically depends on their genotype. Foetuses of LEW/BN, +/+ genotype remained unaffected following 500 or 3 x 500 mg/kg thalidomide doses (43 and 56...

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