The ingestion of alcohol/ethanol during pregnancy can result in abnormal fetal development
in both humans and a variety of experimental animal models. Depending on the pattern of …

One of the unique features of prenatal alcohol exposure in humans is impaired cognitive
and behavioral function resulting from damage to the central nervous system (CNS), which …

Numerous mechanisms likely contribute to the damaging effects of prenatal alcohol
exposure on the developing fetus and particularly the developing central nervous system …

Background The consumption of alcohol during pregnancy can result in abnormal fetal
development and impaired brain function in humans and experimental animal models …

Background: This study investigated ethanol influences on intracellular events that
predispose developing neurons toward apoptosis and the capacity of the antioxidant α …

Clinical and experimental evidence has demonstrated that ethanol is a teratogen, and that
its consumption during pregnancy induces harmful effects on the developing foetus that …

This chapter provides an overview of animal model-based studies that have generated
information critical to our understanding of the pathogenesis and mechanisms underlying …

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) constitute a wide range of disorders that arise from
prenatal exposure to ethanol (EtOH). However, detailed reports regarding the adverse …

Fetal alcohol exposure has multiple deleterious effects on brain development, and
represents a leading known cause of mental retardation. This review of the effects of alcohol …

Aims: To examine the causes of variability in the effect of maternal drinking on the foetus,
with particular reference to the pattern, frequency and duration of the period of drinking …