The effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress response in Sprague-Dawley rats
Rats prenatally exposed to ethanol (E) exhibit hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) hyperresponsiveness to stressors. The objective of this thesis was to compare responses of E and control animals to acute and repeated stress and to determine how hormonal hyperresponsiveness is mediated by altera...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14333 |