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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Epigenetic Perspective1
21 May 2009
Abstract excerpt
Ethanol is a classic teratogen capable of inducing a wide range of developmental abnormalities. Studies in animal models suggest that differences in timing and dosage underlie this variability, with three particularly important developmental periods: preconception, preimplantation, and gastrulation. These periods of teratogenesis correlate with peak periods of epigenetic reprogramming which, together with the...
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