Lower cortisol and higher ACTH levels in individuals with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-448

  Ćurin, Jasna Marinović ^a   Terzić, Janoš ^a   Petković, Zorana Bujas ^b   Zekan, Ljubinka ^c   Terzić, Ivana Marinović ^a   Šušnjara, Ivana Marasović ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Center for Autism   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

ACTH; Autism; Cortisol

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN;

EID: 0141762601     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025019030121     Document Type: Article

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