The Transfer of Ethyl Glucuronide in the Dually Perfused Ex Vivo Placental Perfusion Model: Implications for Alcohol Screening during Pregnancy

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, and because maternal self-reports are often unreliable, a biomarker of alcohol use during pregnancy is needed to accurately determine fetal exposure. Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) is a direct metabolite of ethanol that has b...

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Main Author: Matlow, Jeremy
Other Authors: Koren, Gideon
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/33434