Autism: Neuropathology, Alterations of the GABAergic System, and Animal Models

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-26

  van Kooten, Imke A J ^a,b,c   Hof, Patrick R ^d   van Engeland, Herman ^a   Steinbusch, Harry W M ^b,c   Patterson, Paul H ^e   Schmitz, Christoph ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c European Graduate School of Neuroscience   (Netherlands)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL; AUTISM; BRAIN; DISEASE MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS;

EID: 33645215436     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(05)71001-1     Document Type: Review

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