Oxytocin and autistic disorder: Alterations in peptide forms

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 609-613

  Green, LeeAnne ^a   Fein, Deborah ^b   Modahl, Charlotte ^c   Feinstein, Carl ^d   Waterhouse, Lynn ^e   Morris, Mariana ^f  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^f WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Hypothalamus; Neuroendocrinology; Pediatrics; Peptide processing

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035886219     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(01)01139-8     Document Type: Article

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