E. Pereztorrero et al., EFFECTS OF ACUTE PRENATAL ETHANOL EXPOSURE ON BERGMANN GLIA CELLS EARLY POSTNATAL-DEVELOPMENT, Brain research, 746(1-2), 1997, pp. 305-308
Effects of acute ethanol exposure during the prenatal phase of Bergman
n glia cell (Bgc) generation were evaluated in three postnatal days. E
thanol exposed rats showed Bgc with reduced soma size, decreased numbe
r and width of their fibers, and increased fiber length, when compared
with control animals. These differences, however, were significant at
postnatal day 12. Our results demonstrate that acute, prenatal exposu
re to ethanol during critical stages of brain development disrupts Bgc
early postnatal development.