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. 2014 Jan 1;54(2):94–99. doi: 10.1111/cga.12038

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© 2013 The Authors. Congenital Anomalies published by Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd on behalf of Japanese Teratology Society.

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Palatal shelves at embryonic day 13.5. Palatal shelves (p) of CL/Fr-BCL fetuses (a) and CL/Fr-N fetuses (b). Transverse section of palatal shelves (c) and palatal shelves incised (d) of CL/Fr-BCL fetuses. Bilateral cleft lip is indicated by arrows. In (a) and (b), dotted lines indicate the incision line. Scale bars: 0.5 mm.