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Maternal Ethanol Consumption and Fetal Development in the Rat: A Comparison of Ethanol Exposure Techniques
Author(s) -
Samson Herman H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1981.tb04867.x
Subject(s) - polydipsia , gestation , ethanol , fetus , fetal alcohol syndrome , alcohol , endocrinology , fetal weight , pregnancy , medicine , physiology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , diabetes mellitus , genetics
Comparison of the polydipsia and liquid diet procedures for ethanol exposure were used in female rats, either before and/or during gestation. Autopsy of the fetuses on day 20 of gestation found a significant weight reduction in the polydipsia‐exposed animals that could be attributed to ethanol. No such effect was found in the liquid diet‐exposed animals. The data are discussed in relation to the human fetal alcohol syndrome.