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The morphology of spina bifida aperta induced by all\u2010<jats:italic>trans<\/jats:italic>\u2010retinoic acid (RA) was used for comparison. Various doses of VPA and RA were administered at different times to determine the periods of sensitivity for inducing spina bifida aperta with these drugs. Each administration regimen consisted of three doses applied at intervals of 6 hr. RA induced spina bifida aperta during an earlier developmental period (day 8 of gestation) than VPA (day 9 of gestation). The most effective regimens for induction of spina bifida aperta in mice were injections of 3 \u00d7 500 mg VPA\u2010Na\/kg body weight (b.w.) intraperitoneally on day 9 of gestation at 0,6, and 12 hr; RA (12.5 mg\/kg b.w.) was given orally on day 8 of gestation at 12 and 18 hr, day 9 at 0 hr. VPA did not induce spina bifida aperta on day 8 of gestation and RA did not induce this effect on day 9 of gestation. Histological studies of day 18 fetuses carrying spina bifida aperta were performed. The spina bifida aperta induced by VPA shows a disorganized and necrotic spinal cord. In the vertebral canal were observed cell debris, blood cells, capillaries, macrophages, and rests of meninges. These results indicate that the spinal cord is almost destroyed at the affected section. In contrast, the spina bifida aperta induced by RA demonstrates a spinal cord organized in the gray and white matter, the dorsal and ventral horn. But the neural canal does not exist, only a layer of ependymal cells lies on the surface of the spinal cord. Our results indicate that the morphology of spina bifida aperta induced by VPA differed distinctly from that induced by RA in the mouse fetus. Moreover VPA produced a spina bifida aperta with a specific morphology. Also the period of sensitivity for induction of this lesion differed and occurred earlier for RA than for VPA. 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