Prenatal exposure to alcohol can result in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), characterized by growth retardation, facial dysmorphologies, and a host of neurobehavioral impairments. Neurobehavioral effects in FAS, and in alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder, include poor learning and memory, atten
The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Behavior: Rodent and Primate Studies
โ Scribed by Mary L. Schneider; Colleen F. Moore; Miriam M. Adkins
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 448 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1040-7308
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