Abstract: Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug among pregnant women. Moreover, over half of pregnant women who are consuming cannabis are also consuming alcohol; however, the consequences of combined prenatal alcohol and cannabis exposure on fetal development are not well understood. The current study examined behavioral development following exposure to ethanol (EtOH) and/or CP‐55,940 (CP), a cannabinoid receptor agonist. From postnatal days (PD) 4–9, a period of brain development equivalent to the third trimester, Sprague–Dawley rats r...
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Internal medicine
Endocrinology
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