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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2,697 wordsFetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, such as beer, wine, or mixed drinks, so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage, facial deformities, and growth deficits. Heart, liver, and kidney defects also are common, as well as vision an...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
2,560 words... ate alcohol similar to human, transport alcohol and metabolites across placenta similar to human, have embryos and fetuses with developmental and metabolic patterns similar to that of human, be easily bred with large litters and a short gestation length, be inexpensive to maintain under laboratory conditions, and importantly not bite, scratch, kick, howl or squeal. No one animal meets all these requirements and the vast amount of work has been done in rodents (e. g. rats and mice). However, ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
323 wordsWritten Assignment 2 Question 1 The mechanism of action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other antidepressants is as follows: inhibition of NE and 5 -HT reuptake (TCAs, SSRIs, Newer TCAs); inhibition of MAO enzymes (MAOIs); 5 -HT 2 A and 5 -HT 2 C antagonists (Nefazodone, trazodone, mirtazapine); alteration of NE output (Bupropion); stimulation of 5 -HT 1 A receptors; 2 AR antagonists (mirtazapine). The mechanism of action of SSRIs is as follows: SSRIs inhibit the reuptake ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
1,615 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects Prenatal alcohol exposure is a preventable cause of birth defects, including mental retardation and neurodevelopmental deficits. Since the initial recognition in 1968 of the multiple effects that alcohol can have on the developing fetus [ 1 ] and the subsequent delineation in 1973 of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), [ 2 ] it has become clear that prenatal alcohol exposure can be associated with a wide range of abnormalities. [ 3 ] More than 80 % of c...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
2,378 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects is a problem running rampant and out of control all across America. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the effect of pregnant women-drinking alcohol. Through education, we can eradicate this expensive and debilitating disease that is plaguing our children and our country. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome was first diagnosed about 25 years ago. A group of doctors at the University of Washington in Seattle corned the term Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in 1...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
2,065 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to women who drink heavily during pregnancy. There are three criteria used to describe the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and to make a diagnosis of FAS. The first of these is a pattern of facial anomalies, these features include: 61558; Small eye openings 61558; Flat cheekbones 61558; Flattened groove between nose and upper lip 61558; Thin upper lip These characteristics can gradually diminish as the child age...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
298 wordsIt can take as little as one ounce of alcohol for a child to suffer from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This is the leading cause of mental retardation in the Western World. It is now widely accepted by numerical authorities and researchers that women who drink during pregnancy can adversely affect the development of their unborn infant. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be traced back as early as Aristotle's Problemata when he said, foolish, drunken, or hare-brain women for the most part bring forth children...
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