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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1984-8-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
Pregnant mice were exposed to a single dose of alcohol (0.03 ml of 25% alcohol X g-1 mouse) or two doses (2 X 0.015 ml of 25% alcohol X g-1 mouse) 4 h apart, by intraperitoneal injection or by gavage, on days 7, 8, 9 or 10 of gestation. The mice were killed on the day before term and the fetuses examined for heart defects. Alcohol exposure on day 8, 9 or 10 of gestation caused a high incidence of ventricular septal defects (60%, 75% and 15% respectively). Defects of both the membranous and muscular parts of the septum were seen as well as more complex ventricular septal defects involving the great vessels. Day 7 was resistant to the induction of heart defects. This study has demonstrated that a relatively short exposure to high doses of alcohol during pregnancy in mice can cause congenital heart defects. This has important implications both as a possible cause of congenital heart anomalies in humans and for the counselling of mothers of affected children.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0008-6363
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
18
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
335-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2003-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Abnormalities, Drug-Induced,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Ethanol,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Fetal Heart,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Gestational Age,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Heart Defects, Congenital,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Mice,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Myocardium,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:6744353-Time Factors
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pubmed:year |
1984
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Alcohol and congenital heart defects: an experimental study in mice.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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