Hyperthermia as a teratogenic agent.

Ann R Coll Surg Engl

Published: October 1974

The common cotton-eared marmoset, a nonhuman primate with a narrow zone of thermoneutrality, was used in an experiment to assess the effects of hyperthermia as a teratogenic agent. Mild heat stress conditions were used. The results of this preliminary study justify further investigation of the effect of hyperthermia on the primate embryo during morphogenesis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2388468PMC

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