Repeated exposure to moderate doses of alcohol in the rat fetus: Evidence of sensitization to toxic and chemosensory aspects of alcohol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 360-367

  Gabriela Chotro, M ^a   Spear, Norman E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavior; Motor Activity; Rat Fetus; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS MOVEMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MATERNAL BLOOD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343051759     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb03773.x     Document Type: Article

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