Androgens contribute to the process of neuronal development: Implications in explanation of autism pathogenesis

Activitas Nervosa Superior

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Kelemenova, S ^a   Ostatnikova, D ^a  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Autism; Neuronal development; Reelin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANDROGEN; LIVE VACCINE; REELIN; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; THIOMERSAL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MIGRATION; CHROMOSOME 7Q; DENDRITIC SPINE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOME; HEREDITY; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTOXICATION; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 65649147182     PISSN: 18029698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03379917     Document Type: Review

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