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2776585

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of ethanol, although well studied in the adult myocardium, have been little studied in fetal tissue. Experiments in pregnant animals suggest that ethanol compromises fetal myocardial performance, in utero; however, the physiological mechanism(s) remains obscure. The present report examines, in vitro, the effects of a moderate concentration of ethanol (20 mM) directly on cell membrane potentials and contractility of human fetal left ventricle as determined using intracellular microelectrodes and microforce transducers. We observed significant decreases in action potential amplitude, upstroke velocity, duration of repolarization, and the force of contractions. These effects were reversible. As ethanol crosses the placenta, our findings suggest that moderate concentrations of ethanol, as occur during 'social drinking', may temporarily compromise fetal myocardial performance in utero.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0379-8305
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
A moderate concentration of ethanol alters cellular membrane potentials and decreases contractile force of human fetal heart.
pubmed:affiliation
College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro