Plasma increase of interleukin-12 and interferon-gamma Pathological significance in autism

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 143-145

  Singh, Vijendra K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autoimmunity; Cytokines; Immunoregulation; Interferons

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0029946317     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(96)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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