Platelet and intestinal 5-HT2A receptor mRNA in autistic spectrum disorders-results of a pilot study

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-238

  Kazek, Beata ^a   Huzarska, Małgorzata ^a   Grzybowska Chlebowczyk, Urszula ^a   Kajor, Maciej ^a   Ciupińska Kajor, Monika ^a   Woś, Halina ^a   MarszaŁ, Elzbieta ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

5 HT2Ar mRNA; Autistic spectrum disorders; Gastrointestinal problems; Infantile autism; Serotonin; Serotonin receptor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BLOOD; CHILD; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POLAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLAND; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN;

EID: 77957236236     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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