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Administration of ESC (G1) and saline solution (G0) during pregnancy and euthanasia on the 18th\u00a0day. Pregnant female mice were treated with ESC (20\u00a0mg\/kg, via gavage) or saline solution (control group) from the 5th to the 17th\u00a0day of gestation, when implantation was consolidated. 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Regarding skeletal malformations, a higher frequency was observed in the following parameters: incomplete supraoccipital ossification (G0: [0%], G1: [15.25]), absence of ribs (G0: [0%], G1 (G0: [0%], G1 [15.25%]) and absence of one or more of the foot phalanges (G0: [1.0%]; 64%]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results indicate that ESC is an embryotoxic and teratogenic drug.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Until further studies are performed, greater caution is necessary in prescribing the drug to pregnant women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/rd22033","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,11]],"date-time":"2022-10-11T17:47:32Z","timestamp":1665510452000},"page":"1099-1106","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Congenital anomalies and spontaneous abortion in mice resulting from the use of escitalopram"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Camila Salvador","family":"Sestario","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"APrograma de P\u00f3s-gradua\u00e7\u00e3o em Ci\u00eancias da Sa\u00fade, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Av. 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