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Effect of 36-Hour Period of Pteroylglutamic Acid Deficiency on Fetal Development in the Rat.
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NutritionFetal MedicineFetal Health36-Hour PeriodFetal ComplicationEmbryologyFetal Developmental ProgrammingPteroylglutamic Acid DeficiencyPublic HealthAnimal PhysiologyDevelopmental ToxicologyMaternal HealthDevelopmental EndocrinologyMaternal-fetal MedicineEndocrinologyVitamin-deficient DietPlacental FunctionFetal DevelopmentDevelopmental BiologyPhysiologyPregnancyMetabolismMedicineFetal Age
Fetal development in the rat was severely affected by a 36-hour period of pteroylglutamic acid deficiency when instituted early in the second week of pregnancy. The incidence of fetal death or abnormality was higher when the vitamin-deficient diet was started on the 8th day of pregnancy than on the 7 th day but decreased rapidly thereafter with increasing fetal age.