Purkinje cell size is reduced in cerebellum of patients with autism

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-175

  Fatemi, S Hossein ^a   Halt, Amy R ^a   Realmuto, George ^a   Earle, Julie ^a   Kist, David A ^a   Thuras, Paul ^a   Metz, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Autism; Cerebellum; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTISM; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CELL DENSITY; CELL SIZE; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; ATROPHY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; PURKINJE CELLS;

VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0036553726     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019861721160     Document Type: Article

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