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Science 26 June 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4502, pp. 1531 - 1533
DOI: 10.1126/science.7233243
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Science, Vol 212, Issue 4502, 1531-1533
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Exposure of rats to alcohol in utero alters drug sensitivity in adulthood

EL Abel, R Bush, and BA Dintcheff

Pregnant rats were intubated with alcohol (ethanol, 3 grams per kilogram) twice daily throughout gestation. Control animals received solutions of isocaloric sucrose. At birth, offspring were placed with untreated surrogate dams. Beginning at 6 months of age, the offspring were tested for their thermogenic responsiveness to various drugs and to cold. Prenatal exposure to alcohol resulted in tolerance to alcohol and cross-tolerance to pentobarbital and diazepam but did not affect responsiveness to cold. This pattern of effects suggest that prenatal exposure to alcohol produces specific long-term effects on the neural mechanisms underlying drug tolerance.


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