Comparison of the polydipsia and liquid diet procedures for ethanol exposure were used in female rats, either before and/or during gestation. Autopsy of the fetuses on day 20 of gestation found a significant weight reduction in the polydipsia‐exposed animals that could be attributed to ethanol. No such effect was found in the liquid diet‐exposed animals. The data are discussed in relation to the human fetal alcohol syndr
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