Wednesday, December 18, 2013   Fetal Alcohol Exposure May Prime
Offspring for Alcoholism  Rat studies suggest the senses learn
to like drinking early on  By Amanda Gardner Posted 12/13/07
THURSDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Rats exposed to alcohol
while still in the womb learn to like the substance and are more
drawn to it as young rats, a new study shows.  The observation
may help explain why teens with prior fetal exposure to drinking
may be more likely to abuse the substance, researchers say.
"[Exposure] to something mom ate during gestation will alter its
response," explained Steven Youngentob, a professor of
neuroscience and physiology at State University of New York
(SUNY) and member of the SUNY Upstate Developmental Exposure
Alcohol Research Center in Syracuse.  Youngentob is lead author
of two studies detailing these findings in the December issue of
Behavioral Neuroscience.  Even more than family history, fetal
exposure to alcohol will predict if a person abuses alcohol
later in life. And, the ea