Ammonia (NH3), nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N2O) - The connection with infantile autism

Autism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-223

  Cohen, Brett I ^a  

^a Cohen Institute for Advanced GABA Studies ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMMONIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; AUTISM; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 15Q; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; METABOLISM; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMMONIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 33645317590     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306062027     Document Type: Letter

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