Neuron number and size in prefrontal cortex of children with autism

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2001-2010

  Courchesne, Eric ^a   Mouton, Peter R ^c   Calhoun, Michael E ^d   Semendeferi, Katerina ^b   Ahrens Barbeau, Clelia ^a   Hallet, Melodie J ^a   Barnes, Cynthia Carter ^a   Pierce, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Sinq Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 80755130317     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1638     Document Type: Article

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