Platelet serotonin concentration in children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Hercigonja Novkovic, Vesna ^a   Rudan, Vlasta ^a   Pivac, Nela ^b   Nedic, Gordana ^b   Muck Seler, Dorotea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Impulsivity, children; Platelet serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; SEROTONIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 60049088871     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000202825     Document Type: Article

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