The cortisol awakening response (CAR) in male children with autism spectrum disorder

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 345-350

  Corbett, Blythe A ^a,b   Schupp, Clayton W ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; ASD; Autism; CAR; Children; Cortisol; Development; HPA

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE; WAKEFULNESS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE;

EID: 84896925245     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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