Dysregulation of Reelin and Bcl-2 Proteins in Autistic Cerebellum

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 529-535

  Fatemi, S Hossein ^a,b   Stary, Joel M ^a   Halt, Amy R ^a   Realmuto, George R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Neuroscience Research   (United States)

^c Division of Child Psychiatry

Author keywords

Autism; Bcl 2; Cerebellum; Reelin

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; REELIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NERVE PROTEIN; REELIN PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ADULT; AGE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL DAMAGE; CELL MIGRATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTO ONCOGENE; TIME;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES, NEURONAL; CEREBELLUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PURKINJE CELLS; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035754616     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013234708757     Document Type: Article

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