[Effects of intrauterine alcohol intoxication on the function of the central nervous system in the progeny].

Behavior of mature rats, who had been exposed antenatally to intrauterine alcoholic intoxication, was studied in the open field settings, unavoidable swimming and Simonov's emotional resonance situations; their conditioned reflexes of passive and active avoidance were trained, arterial blood pressure was measured, and sleeping patterns examined. It was demonstrated that animals' orientation/exploration activity was reduced, while passive behavior and fear-associated emotions became more prominent, conditioned reflexes were more difficult to form, vegetative autoregulation was disturbed, and insomniac disturbances were in evidence as a result of intrauterine alcoholic intoxication. It is suggested that the above-listed disorders are rooted in hypoxic cerebral changes, induced by pathogenic effects of alcohol on the embryonal and fetal central nervous system.