Antioxidants and fetal protection against ethanol teratogenicity: I. Review of the experimental data and implications to humans

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Cohen Kerem, Raanan ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ethanol; Teratogenicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

DRUG SAFETY; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FETUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LITERATURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037221722     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(02)00324-0     Document Type: Review

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