Brief report: Pitocin induction in autistic and nonautistic individuals

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-208

  Gale, Susan ^a   Ozonoff, Sally ^c   Lainhart, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Etiology; Opioid system; Pitocin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LABOR, INDUCED; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037398828     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022951829477     Document Type: Article

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