Brain tissue has a remarkable ability to accumulate glutamate. This ability is due to
glutamate transporter proteins present in the plasma membranes of both glial cells and …

Prenatal alcohol exposure has numerous effects on the developing brain, including damage
to selective brain structure. We review structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies …

Prenatal exposure to alcohol can result in fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), characterized by
growth retardation, facial dysmorphologies, and a host of neurobehavioral impairments …

Numerous mechanisms likely contribute to the damaging effects of prenatal alcohol
exposure on the developing fetus and particularly the developing central nervous system …

Prenatal ethanol exposure is invariably detrimental to the developing central nervous
system and the hippocampus is particularly sensitive to the teratogenic effects of ethanol …

Background: Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have a variety of
cognitive, behavioral, and neurological impairments, including structural brain damage …

Background: Recent evidence indicates that adolescent animals are more sensitive than
adults to the disruptive effects of acute ethanol exposure on spatial learning. It is not yet …

The use of alcohol by women during pregnancy is a continuing problem. In this review the
behavioral effects of prenatal alcohol from animal models are described and related to …

Background Some of the most frequent deficits seen in children with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders (FASD) and in animal models of FASD are spatial memory impairments and …

This review is part of a series intended for non-specialists that will provide an overview of
evidence for causal relationships between micronutrient deficiencies and brain function …