Protective effect of quercetin on histomorphometric changes in kidney of retinoid acid-treated rat fetuses
Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: Retinoic acid, an active metabolite of vitamin A, plays essential signaling roles in mammalian embryogenesis. Prenatal rat fetuse exposure to retinoid induces some malformations in various organs, the most active and teratogenic metablolite is all-transretinoic acid (atRA). The teratogenic effec...