Ethanol Exposure Increases miR‐140 in Extracellular Vesicles: Implications for Fetal Neural Stem Cell Proliferation and Maturation

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Background Neural stem cells ( NSC s) generate most of the neurons of the adult brain in humans, during the mid‐first through second‐trimester period. This critical neurogenic window is particularly vulnerable to prenatal alcohol exposure, which can result in diminished brain growth. Previous studies showed that ethanol (EtOH) exposure does not kill NSC s, but, rather, results in their depletion by influencing...

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