Perinatal choline supplementation does not mitigate motor coordination deficits associated with neonatal alcohol exposure in rats

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-229

  Thomas, Jennifer D ^a   O'Neill, Teresa M ^a   Dominguez, Hector D ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Choline; Motor coordination deficits

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHOLINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REARING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHOLINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 1542328264     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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