Detection of autoantibodies to neural cells of the cerebellum in the plasma of subjects with autism spectrum disorders

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-74

  Wills, Sharifia ^a   Cabanlit, Maricel ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^b,d   Ashwood, Paul ^a,c,d   Amaral, David G ^b,d   Van de Water, Judy ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Autoantibody; Brain; Cerebellum; Golgi cell; Immune; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AUTOANTIBODIES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 56949085021     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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