SRI 6409-94 is an orally active Ro 13-6298 analogue that is teratogenic. SRI 6409-94 serves as a molecular tool to study the effect of the three-dimensional configuration of retinol on teratogenic activity[1][2].
SRI 6409-94 causes virgin female outbred syrian golden hamciasters to produce deformed offspring, in a dose-dependent manner[1].
SRI 6409-94 leads to reductions in mean fetal body weight and in the numbers of ossified skeletal districts, significantly[1].
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[2]. Willhite CC, et al. Structure-affinity relationships of retinoids with embryonic cellular retinoic acid-binding protein. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1992 Jan;112(1):144-53.