Chunk #55 — Factors to Consider When Modeling FASD — Specific animal models of FASD — Primates

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A comparison of the different animal models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and their use in studying complex behaviors.

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month of pregnancy (106) and in others it is intermittent (104, 105, 205). Results from primate studies have shown that ethanol exposure during development produces growth retardation (104–106) as well as behavioral deficits in adolescence and adulthood (104, 105, 204–206) similar to those observed in human beings with FASD.