Can autism be triggered by acetaminophen activation of the endocannabinoid system?

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-231

  Schultz, Stephen T ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Autism; Autistic disorder; Cannabinoid receptors; Endocannabinoid system

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; ENDOCANNABINOID; PARACETAMOL;

AUTISM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; FEVER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MONOCYTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; FEVER; HUMANS; MONOCYTES; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2;

EID: 77957234850     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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