EFFECTS OF MATERNAL ETHANOL INGESTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF ADRENAL CATECHOLAMINES AND DOPAMINE-BETA-HYDROXYLASE IN OFFSPRING

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作者
LAU, C [1 ]
THADANI, PV [1 ]
SCHANBERG, SM [1 ]
SLOTKIN, TA [1 ]
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[1] DUKE UNIV, MED CTR, DEPT PHYSIOL & PHARMACOL, DURHAM, NC 27710 USA
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10.1016/0028-3908(76)90063-0
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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Pregnant rats were fed ethanol chronically beginning at day 13 of gestation. Adrenal catecholamines in the offspring showed a 20-30% deficit from 3-17 days of postnatal development, while adrenal dopamine-.beta.-hydroxylase activity was significantly low after 10 days of age. Upon withdrawal at 0, 3 or 5 days of age, both parameters returned to normal. Ethanol exposure possibly causes a reversible retardation in the maturation of adrenal catecholamine stores.
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