Decreased density of synaptic formation in the frontal cortex of neonatal rats exposed to ethanol in utero

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 1987, Pages

  Inomata, Kenichirou ^a   Nasu, Fumio ^a   Tanaka, Harumi ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Frontal cortex; Mental retardation; Rat; Synapses; Synaptic junction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; FETUS; FRONTAL CORTEX; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FRONTAL LOBE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0023475262     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-5748(87)90023-2     Document Type: Article

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