Chromosomal abnormalities in maternal and fetal tissues of magnesium- or zinc-deficient rats

Teratology
L T BellL S Hurley

Abstract

The effect of dietary deficiency during pregnancy of zinc or magnesium on maternal and fetal chromosomes was studied. Pregnant rats were given a zinc-deficient or a magnesium-deficient diet from the beginning of pregnancy and maternal bone marrow and fetal liver were removed on day 19 of gestation. Chromosome spreads were prepared and metaphases examined for abnormalities. Both magnesium- and zinc-deficient maternal bone-marrow and fetal liver cells showed significantly more chromosomal abnormalities than did those of controls. The chromosomal aberrations occurring in highest incidence in magnesium-deficient animals were terminal deletions and fragments. A higher than normal incidence of "stickiness" was also observed in cells from magnesium-deficient animals. In zinc-deficient animals, on the other hand, the chromosomal aberrations with the highest incidence were gaps and terminal deletions.

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