Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6146399 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Maternal alcohol consumption causes a decrease in superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase expression in the fetal brain. This may explain the long-term neurologic findings in fetal alcohol syndrome.
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Authors
Nathan MD, Huaizhi MS, Talar BS, MS, Maged MD, Monica MD, PhD, George R. MD, Egle MD, PhD,