Evidence for dysregulation of axonal growth and guidance in the etiology of ASD

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  McFadden, Kathryn ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Axonal guidance; Connectivity; Neuritic outgrowth; Subplate

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR; TUBERIN;

AUTISM; AXONAL GUIDANCE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DENDRITIC SPINE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TEMPORAL CORTEX; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84888092941     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00671     Document Type: Review

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