Prenatal alcohol-induced neuroapoptosis in rat brain: Protection by folic acid and betaine

Abstract

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) was first defined as mental retardation and growth deficits together with facial anomalies in newborns from chronic alcohol consumer mothers. All over the world, 1-2 out of every 1000 births are born with FAS. This ratio increases in populations with higher welfare. It is stated in many studies that prenatal alcohol consumption trigger apoptotic neurodegeneration.