Autism and anorexia nervosa: Two facets of the same disease?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-81

  Odent, Michel ^a  

^a Primal Health Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; X CHROMOSOME;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 77953356719     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.01.039     Document Type: Article

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