Early postnatal alcohol exposure in rats: Maternal behavior and estradiol levels

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 287-293

  Wilson, Janie H ^a,b   Kelly, Sandra J ^c   Wilson, Marlene A ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia S University   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol exposure; Development; Estradiol; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Maternal behavior; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029983143     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(95)02094-2     Document Type: Article

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