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POLYDACTYLISM IN THE OFFSPRING OF MICE INJECTED WITH 5-BROMODEOXYURIDINE
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|July 31, 1964
Abstract:
The intraperitoneal injection of multiple doses of 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BUDR) into pregnant mice produced abnormalities limited to the hind limbs of the offspring. This effect is probably a result of a metabolic lesion. When injected into newborn mice, BUDR did not increase the incidence of tumors.
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