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: Li, Zheng, Shen, Jianxiong, Wu, William Ka Kei, Wang, Xiaojuan, Liang, Jinqian, Qiu, Guixing, Liu, Jiaming
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465343/