Effects of diagnosis, race, and puberty on platelet serotonin levels in autism and mental retardation

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 767-776

  McBride, P Anne ^a,d   Anderson, George M ^b   Hertzig, Margaret E ^a   Snow, Margaret E ^a   Thompson, Seth M ^c   Khait, Vadim D ^a   Shapiro, Theodore ^a   Cohen, Donald J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Mental retardation; Platelet serotonin; Puberty; Race

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RACE; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0031798380     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199807000-00017     Document Type: Article

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