An investigation of porphyrinuria in Australian children with autism

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

Volumn 71, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 1349-1351

  Austin, David W ^a   Shandley, Kerrie ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPROPORPHYRIN; HEME; HEPTACARBOXYPORPHYRIN; HEXACARBOXYPORPHYRIN; MERCURY; PENTACARBOXYPORPHYRIN; PORPHYRIN; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; PRECOPROPORPHYRIN; UROPORPHYRIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MERCURIALISM; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PORPHYRINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; PORPHYRINS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 49649126358     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802271723     Document Type: Article

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