Hyperserotoninemia and serotonin receptor antibodies in children with autism but not mental retardation

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 753-755

  Singh, Vijendra K ^a,b   Singh, Edith A ^a   Warren, Reed P ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; autoimmunity; mental retardation; neurotransmitters; serotonin; serotonin receptor antibodies

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANTIBODIES; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0030990508     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00522-7     Document Type: Article

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