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fetotoxicity

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fe·to·tox·ic·i·ty (ft-tk-ss-t)
n.
Injury to the fetus from a substance that enters the maternal and placental circulation and may cause death or retardation of growth and development.
fetotoxicity [fe″to-tok-sis´ĭ-te]
toxic effects on a fetus of a substance that crosses the placental barrier; see also embryotoxicity. adj., adj fetotox´ic.
fetotoxicity
Toxicology Adverse fetal effects due to toxins entering the maternal circulation and crossing the placental barrier, which may compromise maternal health and appear as fetal malformations, altered growth and in utero death. Cf Embryotoxicity.
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[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] [FIGURE 3 OMITTED] Estrous cycle and fetotoxicity The effect of extract on the estrous cycle, and offspring of males and females treated before mating and females treated during pregnancy are shown in Tables 1-4, respectively.
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