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Teratogenicity of High Vitamin A Intake

Obstetrical & Gynecological SurveyPublished 1 May 1996
Kenneth J. Rothman, Lynn L. Moore, Martha R. Singer, Uyen‐Sa Nguyen, Salvatore Mannino, Aubrey Milunsky
Citations57
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.57
SNIP1.41

TL;DR

The increased frequency of defects was concentrated among the babies born to women who had consumed high levels of vitamin A before the seventh week of gestation, and an apparent threshold near 10,000 IU per day of supplemental vitamin A was found.

Abstract

Rothman, Kenneth J.; Moore, Lynn L.; Singer, Martha R.; Nguyen, Uyen-Sa D. T.; Mannino, Salvatore; Milunsky, Aubrey Author Information

Keywords

NursingMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology