Sulfhydryl-reactive metals in autism

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 715-721

  Kern, Janet K ^a   Grannemann, Bruce D ^a   Trivedi, Madhukar H ^a   Adams, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELIMINATION REACTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SAMPLE;

ARSENIC; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BODY BURDEN; CADMIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; MALE; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS;

EID: 33847413570     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390601188060     Document Type: Article

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