The Roles of Reelin, Bcl2, and Serotonin in Cerebellar Pathology in Autism

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Fatemi, S Hossein ^a   Merz, Amelia ^a   Realmuto, George R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Bcl2; Cerebellum; Reelin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037242470     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021457519382     Document Type: Review

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