prenatal exposure

collocation in English

meaningsofprenatalandexposure

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prenatal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌpriːˈneɪ.təl/us
/ˌpriːˈneɪ.t̬əl/
relating to the medical care given to pregnant women before their babies ...
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exposure
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒər/us
/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation ...
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In other words, by altering serotonin terminal development,prenatalexposurealters events weeks downstream from the exposure.
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Thus, other mechanisms of transmission must be considered, includingprenatalexposureto maternal depression which may be associated with a lessthan-optimal intrauterine environment.
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Prenatalexposurehas been successfully monitored, and a wide variation in rearing environments has been observed.
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Neurobehavioral changes produced in rats byprenatalexposureto carbon monoxide.
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Prenatalexposureto binge drinking and cognitive and behavioral outcomes at age 7 years.
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Recognizing the problems associated withprenatalexposure, public health programs warn of the potential dangers of smoking or drinking while pregnant.
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This issue has not yet been addressed in regard toprenatalexposureto infection.
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The study was originally designed to investigate whetherprenatalexposureto opioid drugs affected children's development.
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Consistent with this notion, the present findings suggest thatprenatalexposureto cigarettes does not inexorably lead to the onset of developmental psychopathology.
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Neonatal behavior correlates ofprenatalexposureto marihuana, cigarettes, and alcohol in a low-risk population.
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The absence of biologic measurement ofprenatalexposureto cigarettes is also a limitation of the present study.
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Prenatalexposureto wartime famine and development of antisocial personality disorder in early adulthood.
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However, thisprenatalexposureis associated with numerous psychosocial risks, as well as exposure to other substances, both licit and illicit.
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Prenatalexposureof rats to valproic acid reproduces the cerebellar anomalies associated with autism.
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Finally, it is possible that children's internalizing and externalizing problems are the result ofprenatalexposureto alcohol.
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We have also provided preliminary evidence that parenting moderates the effects ofprenatalexposureto cigarettes.
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Prenatalexposureto nicotine impairs nervous system development at a dose which does not affect viability or growth.
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Glucose tolerance in adults afterprenatalexposureto famine.
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Prenatalexposureto maternal infection alters cytokine expression in the placenta, amniotic fluid, and fetal brain.
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