Activity and t-maze performance in iron deficient rats

Different liquid diets were tested as vehicles for ethanol administration in order to maximize the blood ethanol level (BEL) in rats. This was done since maternal BEL during the gestation period is believed to be the determining factor for behavioral and neurochemical changes in the offspring. A comparative study with three different liquid diets indicated that the Sustacal and Lieber-DeCarli diets were more effective in elevating the BEL than the Bio-Mix diet. Furthermore, it was observed that prenatal ethanol exposure affected to a varying extent the neuromuscular abilities (detected by rotarod test) and maze-learning in the offspring of mothers that receive ethanol through Lieber-DeCarli diet. No significant (P < 0.01) behavioral changes were observed in the offspring of mothers that received the Bio-Mix diet containing ethanol.Key words: fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), blood ethanol level (BEL), animal models of FAS, alcohol teratogenicity, behavioral teratology

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Prenatal ethanol exposure: Correlation of neurobehavioral changes with mother's blood ethanol level

Rubaai

Briggs

Philips

1988

Drug Development Research

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Changes in corticosterone levels in iron deficient rats

Williamson

Richdale

1981

Physiology & Behavior

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The effect of iron deficiency during development on passive avoidance learning in the adult rat

Findlay

Reid

et al. 1981

Physiology & Behavior

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Activity and t-maze performance in iron deficient rats

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Prenatal ethanol exposure: Correlation of neurobehavioral changes with mother's blood ethanol level

Prenatal ethanol exposure: Correlation of neurobehavioral changes with mother's blood ethanol level

Changes in corticosterone levels in iron deficient rats

The effect of iron deficiency during development on passive avoidance learning in the adult rat

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