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Further Investigations into the Teratogenic Potential of Imperfect Potatoes

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IN a preliminary report1 on the effects of feeding a dietary supplement of “blighted” potato concentrate to pregnant marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) reference was made to further experiments then in progress. The results of these supplementary experiments are now available.

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POSWILLO, D., SOPHER, D., MITCHELL, S. et al. Further Investigations into the Teratogenic Potential of Imperfect Potatoes. Nature 244, 367–368 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/244367a0

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