Abstract
On day 20 of gestation, after ethanol feeding (27% ethanol calories, 25% protein), placental weights, DNA, RNA and water content were greater than in controls pair-fed an isocaloric diet without ethanol or those ad lib fed a pellet diet of similar composition. Rat litter size and fetal body, liver and brain weights were similar in all groups. In vivo fetal amino acid accumulation was significantly lower after alcohol exposure despite similar placental uptake. These results indicate that both placental hyperplasia and abnormal fetal amino acid uptake occur at a low alcohol dose when fetal body weight is unaffected.
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