Journal article
Chronic prenatal ethanol exposure increases adiposity and disrupts pancreatic morphology in adult guinea pig offspring
Abstract
Background:Ethanol consumption during pregnancy can lead to a range of adverse developmental outcomes in children, termed fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Central nervous system injury is a debilitating and widely studied manifestation of chronic prenatal ethanol exposure (CPEE). However, CPEE can also cause structural and functional deficits in metabolic pathways in offspring.Objectives and Methods:This study tested the hypothesis that …
Authors
Dobson CC; Mongillo DL; Brien DC; Stepita R; Poklewska-Koziell M; Winterborn A; Holloway AC; Brien JF; Reynolds JN
Journal
Nutrition & Diabetes, Vol. 2, No. 12, pp. e57–e57
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2012
DOI
10.1038/nutd.2012.31
ISSN
2044-4052