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The chick embryo as a model for the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol on craniofacial development.
Developmental biology - 15 Jul 2016
Kiecker Clemens
Abstract excerpt
Prenatal exposure to ethanol results in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a syndrome characterised by a broad range of clinical manifestations including craniofacial dysmorphologies and neurological defects. The characterisation of the mechanisms by which ethanol exerts its teratogenic effects is difficult due to the pleiotropic nature of its actions. Different experimental model systems have been employed...
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