Transplantation of GABAergic cell line as a novel hypothesized treatment for autism

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 664-

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER;

AUTISM; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EPILEPSY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS;

EID: 78649965115     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.09.009     Document Type: Letter

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