2D:4D finger ratio in Slovak autism spectrum disorder population

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 377-379

  Krajmer, P ^a   Spajdel, M ^b,c   Kubranska, A ^a   Ostatnikova, D ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Autism; Finger ratio; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; FINGER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SLOVAKIA;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; SLOVAKIA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79960527068     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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