Teratogenic actions of ethanol in the mouse: A minireview

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-513

  Becker, Howard C ^a,b   Diaz Granados, Jaime L ^a   Randall, Carrie L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

animal models; ethanol teratogenesis; fetal alcohol syndrome; mouse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FETUS MALFORMATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MICE; PREGNANCY; TERATOGENS;

EID: 0030462946     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(96)00255-9     Document Type: Review

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