Abstract
Prenatal exposure of mice to alcohol during days 5 to 11 of gestation resulted in delayed sexual maturation as measured by the time of vaginal opening. Data from some of these mice suggest that vaginal epithelial differentiation may also be altered.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Epithelium / drug effects
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Ethanol / pharmacology*
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Female
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Maternal-Fetal Exchange
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Pregnancy
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Sexual Maturation / drug effects*
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Vagina / anatomy & histology
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Vagina / growth & development