Vitamin A deficiency induces congenital spinal deformities in rats.

Most cases of congenital spinal deformities were sporadic and without strong evidence of heritability. The etiology of congenital spinal deformities is still elusive and assumed to be multi-factorial. The current study seeks to elucidate the effect of maternal vitamin A deficiency and the production...

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Main Authors: Zheng Li, Jianxiong Shen, William Ka Kei Wu, Xiaojuan Wang, Jinqian Liang, Guixing Qiu, Jiaming Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3465343?pdf=render