Experimental models of early exposure to alcohol: a way to unravel the neurobiology of mental retardation

• Hoofdauteur: Alberto Granato (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Andrea De Giorgio (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Reeks: Frontiers Research Topics
• Onderwerpen: Medicine; glial cells; development; Amygdala; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Cerebral Cortex; Intellectual Disability; epigenetics; Apoptosis
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Excessive alcohol drinking represents a major social and public health problem for several countries. Alcohol abuse during pregnancy leads to a complex syndrome referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), chiefly characterized by mental retardation. The effects of early exposure to ethan...