Effect of hyperthermia on rat fetus palate epithelium.
Maternal hyperthermia during gestation induces delayed cellular growth and differentiation in fetal rat palate epithelium, with increased nuclear, cytoplasmic and cellular volumes, increased epithelial thickness, decreased keratin and cellular numerical density.
Toneto
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Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Lopes
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Oliveira
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Sala
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Maia Campos
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D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature; D001835:Body Weight; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004848:Epithelium / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D010159:Palate / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric