Serotonergic disturbances in autistic disorder: L-5-hydroxytryptophan administration to autistic youngsters increases the blood concentrations of serotonin in patients but not in controls

Life Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 2171-2183

  Croonenberghs, Jan ^a   Verkerk, Robert ^a   Scharpe, Simon ^a   Deboutte, Dirk ^a   Maes, Michael ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Clinical Research Center for Mental Health of Antwerp   (Belgium)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxy indoleacetic acid (5 HIAA); Aromatic L amino acid decarboxylase (AADC); Autistic disorder; L 5 OH tryptophan; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRECURSOR; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 14144255520     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.06.032     Document Type: Article

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