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Protective effect of zinc against spontaneous malformations and lethality inBufo arenarum embryos

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In a retrospective study, it was found that zinc (1 mg Zn2+/L) had a protective effect in anomalous batches ofBufo arenarum embryos characterized by a high incidence of spontaneous mortality and morphological alterations.

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  1. Instituto de Biologia de la Reproducción y Desarrollo Embrionario, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, CC 95, 1832, Lomas de Zamora (B), Argentina

    Jorge Herkovits, Cristina S. Perez-Coll & Susana Zeni

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Herkovits, J., Perez-Coll, C.S. & Zeni, S. Protective effect of zinc against spontaneous malformations and lethality inBufo arenarum embryos. Biol Trace Elem Res 22, 247–250 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02916612

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