Alcohol-induced neuroapoptosis in the fetal macaque brain

The ability of brief exposure to alcohol to cause widespread neuroapoptosis in the developing rodent brain and subsequent long-term neurocognitive deficits has been proposed as a mechanism underlying the neurobehavioral deficits seen in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). It is unknown whether b...

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Main Authors: Nuri B. Farber, Catherine E. Creeley, John W. Olney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-10-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996110001877