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The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible interaction between prenatal exposure to alcohol and the age of the mother upon offspring. Two groups of female rats, one who drank only water and one who drank only wine, were mated four times. The fecundity, natality, and weights of the pups were examined. It was concluded that in the rat moderate amounts of alcohol do not affect fecundity but that natality is affected. Birth weight of the pups is also affected by maternal alcohol consumption but not by the age of the mother.
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This research was supported in part by NIAAA 5 T32 AA07074-03.
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Phillips, D.S., Stainbrook, G.L. Fecundity, natality, and weight as a function of prenatal alcohol consumption and age of the mother. Psychobiology 6, 75–77 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03326696
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