An optimised procedure for prenatal ethanol exposure with determination of its effects on central nervous system connections

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-269

  Sbriccoli, Alessandro ^a   Carretta, Donatella ^b   Santarelli, Marialaura ^b   Granato, Alberto ^a   Minciacchi, Diego ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foetal alcohol syndrome; Neurotoxicity; Rat; Sensorimotor cortex; Thalamo cortical connection; Tract tracing technique

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRAIN RECEPTOR; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; LEVACECARNINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FETUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LITTER SIZE; MORPHOGENESIS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032945391     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(98)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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