Nocturnal excretion of 6-sulphatoxymelatonin in children and adolescents with autistic disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-138

  Tordjman, Sylvie ^a,d   Anderson, George M ^c   Pichard, Nadège ^a   Charbuy, Henriette ^b   Touitou, Yvan ^b  

^a CNRS UMR 7593 Vulnerabilite Adaptation et Psychopathologie   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

6 Sulphatoxymelatonin; autism severity; autistic disorder; circadian sleep wake rhythm; melatonin; pineal

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINARY EXCRETION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MELATONIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 11844268151     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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