Commentary: Immunological treatments for autism: In search of reasons for promising approaches

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 481-484

  Zimmerman, Andrew W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOSTEROID; GENE PRODUCT; IMMUNE TRANSFER FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; NEUROSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTISM; AUTOIMMUNITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033738162     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005520111362     Document Type: Note

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