The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on endochondral bone development in the fetal rat

Maternal ethanol intake during pregnancy results in impairments in general growth and skeletal development. However, it is unknown if ethanol’s effects on skeletal development result from generalized growth retardation or effects specific to bone. Additionally, the level of ethanol exposure required...

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Main Author: Snow, Mary Elizabeth
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18569