Effect of hyperthermia on rat fetus palate epithelium

A D Toneto1, R A Lopes, P T Oliveira

  • 1Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil.

Brazilian Dental Journal
|January 1, 1994
PubMed

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.