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Low birth weight in humans predisposes to obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2
diabetes in adult life. Alcohol exposure during pregnancy has been associated with fetal …

Recognition of the relationship between alcohol abuse and adverse prenatal outcomes is
reflected in the warning labels on every alcoholic beverage sold in the United States …

PRINCIPLES OF PERINATAL-NEONATAL METABOLISM, SECOND EDITION assembles a
stellar international group of contributors to examine the various aspects of metabolism in …

Excessive exposure to alcohol prenatally has a myriad of detrimental effects on the health
and well-being of the offspring. It is unknown whether chronic low-moderate exposure of …

Liver glycogen availability in the newborn is of major importance for the maintenance of
postnatal blood glucose levels. This study examined the effect of maternal ethanol ingestion …

While the fetus is completely dependent on its mother for glucose and other nutrient transfer
across the placenta, the adult is completely independent, especially one who is neither …

The distribution of maternally-derived glucose was determined in selected tissues of fetuses
from ethanol-fed (EF) rats and from pair-fed (PF) and ad lib-fed (AF) controls. Maternal …

We have previously observed correlations between placental glucose transfer and growth of
fetuses of ethanol (EtOH)‐fed and control rats. In the present study, whole mammalian …

Postnatal development of the glucose and insulin balance in offspring of ethanol-treated and
control rats has been studied. Newborn rats were separated from their mothers and placed …