Caffeine teratogenicity in rats: morphological characterization and hypothesized mechanisms

Caffeine teratogenicity in rats: morphological characterization and hypothesized mechanisms

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Caffeine consumption during pregnancy has been shown in the scientific literature to be associated with teratogenicity such as low birth weight, fetal malformations, and miscarriage. However, the morphological alterations of the offspring of dams exposed during pregnancy have not been consistently d...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia Souza, Jairo Alberto Dussán-Sarria, Andressa Souza, Wolnei Caumo, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-01-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Caffeine
offspring
teratogenicity
pregnancy
hydrops
cardiovascular alterations
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/68287

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