Experimental Biology and Medicine · 1943 · 68 citations · 0 references
Public HealthNutritionNutritional SciencesMaternal NutritionMicronutrient DeficiencyCongenital AnomaliesCongenital DisordersCongenital MalformationsMaternal Micronutrient DeficiencyNutritional DeficienciesRiboflavin DeficiencyCongenital Malformation DevelopmentDevelopmental Nutritional DisordersDietary Riboflavin IntakeMalformation EtiologyMaternal Nutritional DeficiencyNutritional Deficiency ModelsRiboflavin Deficiency In PregnancyRiboflavin Supplementation
Congenital malformations were observed in the offspring of female rats fed a purified diet lacking riboflavin. The malformations were anatomically identical with those described previously as the “pattern of Diet I.”