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The role of GABA as a potential site for teratogen activity for VA and other teratogens has been little explored.
Valproic acid (VA) is a well-known teratogen in both animals and humans, with a 5-fold occurrence of spina bifida (SB) in pregnant women exposed to the drug [ 1 ] . The mechanism by which VA produces SB is unknown but inhibition of folic acid metabolism is one hypothesis [ 2 3 ] . Some investigators have brought the folic acid hypothesis into question by demonstrating that folic acid supplementation has no effect on VA exposed embryos in-vitro [ 4 5 ] . These studies suggest that another mechanism may be responsible for the production of SB by VA.