Evidence of pineal endocrine hypofunction in autistic children

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-34

  Kulman, Gaia ^a   Lissoni, Paolo ^a   Rovelli, Franco ^a   Roselli, Maria Grazia ^a   Brivio, Fernando ^a   Sequeri, Pierangelo ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Theological Faculty of Northern Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Melatonin; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PINEAL BODY;

EID: 0033994354     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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