Prenatal Drinking, Environmental Enrichment: Effects On Neurotrophins Are Independent Of Each Other

Prenatal alcohol exposure may be particularly destructive for neurotrophins, a family of peptides that influence the growth, development and functional plasticity of the fetal brain. A new rodent study of alcohol’s effects on three key neurotrophins has found that, even though environmental enrichment may be able to improve some fetal-alcohol effects, those benefits do not appear to be mediated by neurotrophins.

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on July 22nd, 2008