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. 1978 Jun;17(3):327-34.
doi: 10.1002/tera.1420170311.

Congenital deformities produced in hamsters by potato sprouts

R F Keeler, S Young, D Brown, G F Stallknecht, D Douglas

Congenital deformities produced in hamsters by potato sprouts

R F Keeler et al. Teratology. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

Dried gound potato sprout preparations from seven varieties produced congenital deformities in one strain of hamsters. Incidence of affected litters varied from 8 to 25%, depending on potato variety. Certain steroidal solanum and veratrum alkaloids produced similar defects. Neither peel nor tuber material was teratogenic from one of the potato varieties with highly teratogenic sprouts.

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