Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Ethanol on Intestinal Development of Rat Fetuses
L. Camps,
M. Kédinger,
P. M. Simon‐Assmann
et al.
Abstract:Background:Chronic alcoholism in pregnant animals and humans lead to general growth impairment in their offspring, which show multiple birth defects and delayed grown (fetal alcohol syndrome). Here we study the maturation of the intestine under the effect of chronic exposure to ethanol in utero together with associated malnutrition.Methods:Lactase, acid β‐galactosidase, maltase, and alkaline phosphatase activity profiles were monitored in 18‐, 19‐, 20‐, and 21‐day‐old fetuses from rats kept under three nutriti… Show more
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