GABAA receptor downregulation in brains of subjects with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-230

  Fatemi, S Hossein ^a,b   Reutiman, Teri J ^a   Folsom, Timothy D ^a   Thuras, Paul D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Brain; GABRA1; GABRA2; GABRA3; GABRB3

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A3; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR B3; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549113548     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0646-7     Document Type: Article

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