...Michael Obladen Given the high rate of alcoholism throughout history, its effects on the fetus may have existed for millennia. But, the claim that Greeks and Romans were aware of fetal alcohol syndrome rests on incorrect citations. From 1725, maternal alcohol consumption was associated...

...Ellen Wilber; Laura Newell-Morris; Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth The hypothesis was tested that prenatal alcohol exposure disrupts developmental homeostasis, as reflected in increased dermatoglyphic fluctuating asymmetry. Twenty-two patients with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and 9 with fetal alcohol...

...Harumi Tanaka; Setsuo Iwasaki; Kazuharu Nakazawa; Kenichirou Inomata As a possible preventative measure for brain dysfunction in the fetal alcohol syndrome, the effect of zinc or vitamin E supplementation together with ethanol on the fetal cerebrum was investigated in rats. Contrary to our...

... occur at a low alcohol dose when fetal body weight is unaffected. Ethanol Fetal Placental transport Placenta Enlarged placenta Fetal alcohol syndrome Amino acid 18 9 2009 © 1985 S. Karger AG, Basel 1985 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved...

...Richard D. Zachman; Mary A. Grummer Fetal exposure to ethanol disrupts normal craniofacial development, resulting in characteristic features of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). One mechanism that could result in some anomalies of this syndrome is through ethanol disrupting the regulatory role played...