The consumption of alcohol during gestation is detrimental to the develo** central
nervous system (CNS). The severity of structural and functional brain alterations associated …

The brain's ability to strengthen or weaken synaptic connections is often termed synaptic
plasticity. It has been shown to function in brain remodeling following different types of brain …

Background We have observed profound deficits in hippocampal synaptic plasticity and one‐
trial learning in offspring whose mothers drank moderate quantities of ethanol during …

Background: Although several reports have been published showing prenatal ethanol
exposure is associated with alterations in N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit …

The effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on the NMDARl protein expression (postnatal days
1 and 7) and on the developmental profile of the NMDAR2A and NMDAR2B subunits in rat …

Alcohol exposure during development can produce central nervous system dysfunction,
resulting in a wide range of behavioral alterations. The various mechanisms by which …

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the leading cause of mental retardation in western society.
We investigated possible changes in glutamate receptor levels in neonatal animals …

Immature function of the alveolar macrophage increases the risk of pulmonary infections in
premature newborns. In utero alcohol increases fetal systemic oxidative stress. Because the …

Previous work has demonstrated that in the guinea pig, chronic prenatal ethanol exposure
throughout gestation can result in deficits in spatial learning in the Morris water maze and …

Decreased nitric oxide synthase (NOS)–catalyzed formation of NO from l-arginine may be
involved in ethanol teratogenesis involving the hippocampus. This hypothesis was tested by …