"ALTERED PLASMA ZINC LEVEL CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF VALPROIC ACID IN SKELETAL SYSTEM OF RAT"

Valproic acid is one of the main antiepileptic drugs. There is an increased risk of neural tube defects and axial skeletal malformations among infants born to women who had received valproic acid. There is a hypothesis that one biochemical abnormality underlying the teratogenicity of valproic acid i...

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Main Authors: M.Akbari1, F. Abolhassani, M. Azizi, A.R. Dehpour, M.Ansari, M.A. Ahmadi Faghih A. Hedayatpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-05-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/346.pdf&manuscript_id=346