Birth Defects Research Part C Embryo Today Reviews, volume 108, issue 2, pages 174-180
Impact of fetal alcohol exposure on body systems: A systematic review
Courtney Caputo
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Erin Wood
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Leila Jabbour
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Natural Sciences Division, Biology Department, Franklin Pierce University; 40 University Dr. Rindge NH 03461
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2016-06-14
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ISSN: 1542975X, 15429768
PubMed ID:
27297122
General Medicine
Developmental Biology
Embryology
Abstract
Review of published manuscripts on fetal alcohol exposure on several body systems.Articles in this review were found online using databases such as Medline, Medline Complete, PubMed, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition. The following terms were searched: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, fetal alcohol syndrome, prenatal alcohol exposure, and alcohol related birth defects.Thirteen articles were gathered, five original investigations and eight reviews. This review identified several abnormalities in the body systems discussed and their associations to fetal alcohol syndrome.Evidence shows that the brain was the most severely impacted organ of the body systems discussed. However, prenatal alcohol exposure causes several abnormalities within the heart, kidney, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and the endocrine systems. In addition, preventative measures need to be taken by mothers during pregnancy. Birth Defects Research (Part C), 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 108:174-180, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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