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Lack of response inhibition in rats prenatally exposed to alcohol.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  108747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Offspring of mothers who consumed either 32, 19, 8, or 0% of their daily caloric intake in the form of ethanol during pregnancy were tested for passive avoidance. At 18 days of age, the number of trials to criterion and the within-group variability were direct functions of the amount of ethanol consumed by the mother during pregnancy. At 41--53 days of age, alcohol-treated pups still required more trials to criterion than controls and had faster speeds into the shock compartment on the first trial. When the progeny of mothers consuming either 35, 17, or 0% ethanol-derived calories during pregnancy were compared for conditioned taste aversion to a lithium chloride solution, a linear dose-response function was again evident. Animals in the alcohol-treated groups showed less suppression of drinking than controls. These investigations indicated that the effects of alcohol exposure in utero were manifested in behavioral outcomes involving response inhibition that were not correlated with the more familiar physical symptoms.
Authors:
E P Riley; E A Lochry; N R Shapiro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychopharmacology     Volume:  62     ISSN:  0033-3158     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychopharmacology (Berl.)     Publication Date:  1979 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-07-28     Completed Date:  1979-07-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7608025     Medline TA:  Psychopharmacology (Berl)     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  47-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Avoidance Learning / drug effects*
Body Weight / drug effects
Diet
Drinking Behavior / drug effects
Ethanol / pharmacology*
Female
Fetus / drug effects*
Gestational Age
Lithium / pharmacology
Male
Pregnancy
Rats
Time Factors
Water Deprivation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
64-17-5/Ethanol; 7439-93-2/Lithium

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