Altered oxytocin and vasopressin levels in autistic children in Central Saudi Arabia

Neurosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-50

  Al Ayadhi, Laila Y ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 15244360229     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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