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Myo-inositol counteracts the vegetalizing effect of lithium on P.lividus embryos

Gabriella SconzoM.g. FerraroGabriella GrassoD. CascinoGiuseppe ScardinaGiudice G

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animal structuresbiologyLithium (medication)Embryogenesisfood and beveragesEmbryoCell Biologybiology.organism_classificationParacentrotus lividusTeratologyCell biologychemistry.chemical_compoundBiochemistryAmphibian embryosMechanism of actionchemistryembryonic structuresmedicineInositolmedicine.symptommedicine.drug

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Abstract The vegetalizing effect of LiCl on sea urchins embryos can be counteracted by the addition of myo-inositol. This observation is discussed in connection with similar results recently reported for amphibian embryos.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0309-1651(06)80155-4