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The Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Umbilical Cord Length in Fetal Rats
Author(s) -
Barron Susan,
Riley Edward P.,
Smotherman William P.
Publication year - 1986
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.1530-0277.1986.tb05129.x
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , fetus , alcohol , medicine , fetal alcohol syndrome , fetal weight , cord , prenatal alcohol exposure , physiology , pregnancy , obstetrics , andrology , biology , anatomy , surgery , biochemistry , genetics
Umbilical cord length is reported to be a good indicator of fetal movement This study was designed to examine the effects of chronic alcohol exposure on umbilical cord length in fetal rats. Exposure to alcohol during prenatal development was associated with shortened umbilical cord length, relative to controls. This finding was not a function of body weight differences alone and provides evidence that fetal movements may be decreased as a consequence of maternal alcohol consumption. The possible role of suppressed fetal movements in some of alcohol's teratogenic actions is also discussed.