The incidence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is now estimated at 0.97 cases per 1,000 live
births in the general obstetric population and 4.3% among “heavy” drinkers. The general …

Long-term intake of ethanol decreases food intake and inhibits growth in experimental rats.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 4-week oral ethanol ingestion on plasma …

Background Low birth weight has been observed in offspring of alcoholic mothers due likely
to unresolved inflammation and oxidative injury. Dietary lipids play a role in inflammation …

Male rats were intubated with either 5, 2.5, or 0 g/kg alcohol. Animals in the latter two groups
were pairfed to those in the 5 g/kg group. A fourth group of males was not treated and was …

This study was addressed to determine whether the tissue-specific LPL activity response to
fasting differs between nonpregnant and pregnant rats over the course of pregnancy. Fed …

The specific influence of malnutrition on the pathophysiological changes induced by chronic
alcoholism is controversial; most studies are inconclusive because they have been made in …

The effects of chronic intake of alcohol on ethanol elimination were studied in 20-day
pregnant rats, in their foetuses, and in virgin rats. Experimental animals received ethanol in …

The constancy of spontaneous isometric developed tension (IDT) and the metabolism of
triglycerides (TGs), U-14 C-Glucose and 14 C-arachidonic acid (14 C-AA) in uterine strips …

Durante la gestación, el aumento en la masa corporal de las estructuras maternas
corresponde preferentemente al acumulo de grasas de reserva, lo cual ocurre durante los …

During gestation, the mother has to adapt her own metabolism to support a continuous
extraction of nutrients through the placenta to sustain fetal development. Quantitatively …