| Literature DB >> 19943346 |
Ricardo Noboro Isayama1, Paulo Emilio Correa Leite, Jean Pierre Mendes Lima, Daniela Uziel, Edna Nanami Yamasaki.
Abstract
Alcohol intake during pregnancy has a tremendous impact on the developing brain. Embryonic and early postnatal alcohol exposures have been investigated experimentally to elucidate the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders' (FASD) milieu, and new data have emerged to support a devastating effect on the GABAergic system in the adult and developing nervous system. GABA is a predominantly inhibitory neurotransmitter that during development excites neurons and orchestrates several developmental processes such as proliferation, migration, differentiation, and synaptogenesis. This review summarizes and brings new data on neurodevelopmental aspects of the GABAergic system with FASD in experimental telencephalic models. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19943346 DOI: 10.1002/ar.20966
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anat Rec (Hoboken) ISSN: 1932-8486 Impact factor: 2.064